The FDA ban of red 3 has nothing to do with actual health risks & everything to do with public outrage & lobbyist money.
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
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Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
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• Average weight of US adults is 171 lbs for women and 200 lbs for men (per CDC), rather more than the 150 mentioned;
•Wondering how you derive the 102g figure? 4% of 150 lbs would be 6 lbs or 2700g.
Not for nutrition or well being so why not take them out.
Unless the chemical lobbyists disagree of course.
Personally I think sugar is more detrimental to health.
Bonus, xanthene dye spill in my fume hood, think this one was rhodamine
The average person MIGHT eat 0.2 mg per day, 7,500 TIMES LESS than rats ingested.
There is ZERO evidence that the tiny levels of red 3 in foods pose any health risk to humans.
The claims of harm are completely irrelevant.
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They have set a lower acceptable daily intake than the US, but that has also been informed by public outcry.
Even at the lower 0.1 mg/kg/day threshold, a 150 lb person could safely consume mg per day—well above what someone ACTUALLY ingests.
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Why? Because alternative colorings will increase food costs.
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This will reduce shelf life & raise food prices.
The estimated price increase will be up to 50% for some foods: that will be passed onto us, the consumers.
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Smaller food companies may be forced to discontinue products because they lack resources to re-validate their research, development, & safety testing.
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Red 3 is not impacting health.
Chemophobia is a distraction from REAL food-related issues:
1) food deserts
2) diets low in fiber
3) lack of healthcare
4) overall dietary composition
5) reducing cost of produce
6) implementing modern farming methods
7) exercise habits
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Asking for a friend.
Europe has banned these things for years and they still have all the foods.
But, yes, just because something is banned doesn't mean it's "bad" but in this case the dye is bad, even if you have to eat a ton of it to cause harm -- because we have natural dyes.