Some chemicals linked to health issues have been banned in food products in the European Union, while the United States has allowed use at levels determined safe. A bill recently introduced in the …
In the EU, these chemicals are banned “due to scientific studies that have demonstrated significant public health harms, including increased risk of cancer, behavioral issues in children, harm to the reproductive system, and damage to the immune system,” Gabriel’s news release says.returns nearly 3,000 products that use red dye No.
CNN has reached out to Mars — the parent company of Skittles — and Ferrara USA — the parent company of Nerds and Trolli products — for comment on the proposed legislation but has not yet received a response. “We know that they are harmful and that children are likely eating more of these chemicals than adults,” Susan Little, senior advocate of California government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, said in the release. “It makes no sense that the same products food manufacturers sell in California are sold in the EU but without these toxic chemicals.”
The chemicals can be used in foods because of a loophole in the US Food and Drug Administration’s Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that’s known as therule. In the context of food, the guidance states the use of certain additives is not subject to premarket approval requirements if the additives meet specific criteria that experts have deemed to be safe for consumption.
A California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment study that found red dye No. 3 can make children vulnerable to behavioral difficulties — such as decreased attention — also concluded that current federal levels for safe intake of food dyes might not protect children’s brain health.
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