FDA Assessment: Most Children are Exposed to Food Dyes | Food Safety News

FDA Assessment: Most Children are Exposed to Food Dyes BY NEWS DESK | SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 Exposure assessments conducted by the Food and Drug Administration find that most American kids are exposed to food dyes. FDA has not yet published the full results, but according to results presented Aug. 13 at the 248th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, estimates of at least 96 percent of children aged 2-5 years are exposed to Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Blue 1. In 2011, FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s Food Advisory Committee concluded that, based on all available data, no causal link could be established between children’s consumption of synthetic color additives and adverse behavioral effects, including hyperactivity. But the committee did recommend additional research, including the exposure assessment.

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