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Let Them Eat Organic Blue Jeans

by Derek Markham on February 5, 2009 · 1 comment

blue jeans with flowerBlue dye #1 is a food coloring that used to be made from coal tar, but apparently we don’t have to worry about coal in our candy any more.  According to the FDA, blue dye #1 is now usually made from “raw materials obtained from petroleum.”  What an improvement – you get a dose of petroleum derivative with your sugar fix.

If your kids are into eating blue stuff, might as well let them munch on a pair of organic blue jeans.  At least the cotton is all natural.  As for the blue dye – well, let’s go over the fold to see what’s up with that.

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“Grub” Is Literal: Bugs in Your Food

by Cate Nelson on January 15, 2009 · 1 comment

The Food and Drug Administration never ceases to amaze me. “Bugs in your food? Sure! But don’t worry, we’ll have manufacturers label it now.”

After a decade of pushing by the consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest, the FDA will finally require that manufacturers label that there are beetles in your favorite foods and cosmetics.

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Will the EU Ban Food Colorings to Reduce ADHD and how will the FDA React?

by Jennifer Lance on July 23, 2008 · 8 comments

food colorings linked to ADHDLast September, we reported that food additives and colorings were linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. In fact, all children are affected, not just those who develop ADHD.  Despite calls from activists to ban artificial food dyes, many of which are derived from petroleum and coal tars, the FDA insists they are safe.  Now, the UK is taking these concerns seriously and calling for voluntary ban by next year. [read the full article...]

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