RSSBRITAIN & EUROPE TO BAN FOOD DYES (or why America just doesn’t get it!)
Posted by shari | Under ADHD, Chemicals, Children's health, Junk foods, Making healthier choices Thursday Dec 11, 2008Ministers have backed a ban on six food additives linked to hyperactivity in
children.
It follows research that found children became hyperactive when fed a
cocktail of additives used in hundreds of products. (Note: They may be used
in hundreds of products in the UK, but they are used in THOUSANDS of
products in the US.)
Scientists argued many could be protected from developing Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder - which can blight entire school careers - if the
chemicals were removed from food.
In April, the FSA [British Food Standards Agency] recommended to ministers a
voluntary industry ban should be implemented by the end of next year.
The FSA said it will be writing to food companies shortly to find out what
steps they are taking.
Failure by the food industry to fall into line would see the Government
pursue a full-blown legal ban throughout the EU.
Excerpted from the article by Sean Poulter of the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1085279/Government-ban-food-additive
s-linked-child-hyperactivity.html
This is VERY interesting to me. I have always wondered why my son becomes some psycho, crazy, kid after I feed him a hotdog. I figured it was the nitrates and started only buying the hot dogs that were nitrate free at Sprouts. I wonder now if it is other additives as well. I would be curious to see what other additives they are banning and I will start banning them myself. Thanks for the helpful info.