Consumer Law

CSPI Seeks FDA Ban on 8 Food Dyes

By Brian Wolfman

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban eight food dyes that the group claims cause behavioral problems in some children and serve to enhance the appeal of unhealthy foods. A Washington Post story on CSPI's petition is here. For much more information, read CSPI's press release. The petition itself can be found here. The petition includes a long list of popular foods containing the dyes that CSPI wants to ban: Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3, and Yellow 6.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on June 04, 2008 (boomark / email).