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10.14.2015
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The use of chemical additives, such as dyes, is one of the most controversial developments in the food industry, since its use in many foods is justified only by eating habits issues. In general, the importance of the appearance of the product for its acceptability is the biggest reason for your job. This is because the organs of the human senses perceive about 87% of their perceptions by sight, 9% for the hearing and the remaining 4% through smell, taste and touch.
However, the dyes can cause hives from simple, through asthma and immunological reactions, even to the cancer in laboratory animals. Brazilian law permits the use of 11 artificial dyes, described below:
The dyes can cause hives from simple, through asthma and immunological reactions, reaching to cancer
Amaranth - Displays conflicting reports as A` feature of this carcinogenic dye, which, for security reasons, banned in the United States since 1976. In Canada' e'allowed because its chemical structure e'quite similar to other dyes considered non-carcinogenic. In England his e'permitted use provisionally, ate' put up more conclusive studies. Japan has voluntarily banned by the food industry, and the European Union e'its permitted use.
Ponceau 4R - e'not allowed in the United States, England and its provisional restricted e'use in the European Union and Japan e'their permitted use, but was voluntarily banned by Japanese industries. This is due to a few relevant studies on its toxicity.
Red 40 - European Union countries allow its use. Metabolic studies have shown that red 40 is poorly absorbed by the body and mutagenicity studies showed no carcinogenic potential, and thus its use for food released in Canada and the United States.
Azorubine - Its use e'released to food in the European Union, but e'banned in the United States. Even with its liberated use, requires further study of their metabolism.
Tartrazine - has attracted increased attention of toxicologists and allergists, being appointed as responsible for many adverse reactions, leading from urticaria to asthma. It is estimated that one in 10 thousand people present reactions of this dye. Probably, from 8% to 20% of the aspirin-sensitive consumers are also sensitive tartrazine. However, it is one of the most widely used dyes in food ee' allowed in many countries, as Canada', United States and European Union.
Sunset yellow - The United States, Japan and European Union countries allow its use in food, since Canada allows its use in some specific products.
Source: Consumidor.gov
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