Additives to avoid
The following additives may cause problems, especially in children. Those who are affected by allergies, asthma or hyperactivity should avoid them. Many of these additives have produced negative effects in human trials and animal tests. Additives are not tested in the real-life cocktails in which we eat them. Doses allowed in food by manufacturers are not designed to take a child's greater intake for their body weight into account and food marketed to children tends to contain more additives than adult food.
- Colours
- 102 tartrazine
- 104 quinoline yellow
- 110 sunset yellow
- 122 azorubine, carmoisine
- 123 amaranth
- 124 ponceau, brilliant scarlet
- 127 erythrosine
- 129 allura red
- 132 indigotine, indigo carmine
- 133 brilliant blue
- 142 green S, food green, acid brilliant green
- 151 brilliant black
- 155 brown, chocolate brown
- 160b annatto, bixin, norbixin
- 173 aluminium
- Antioxidants
- 310-312 all gallates
- 319 TBHQ
- 320 butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
- 321 butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
- Flavours
- unregulated - Flavour enhancers
- 620-625 glutamic acid and all glutamates, incl.
- 621 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 627 disodium guanylate
- 631 disodium inosinate
- 635 ribonucleotides
- Preservatives
- 200-203 sorbic acid, potassium & calcium sorbates
- 210-213 benzoic acid, sodium, potassium & calcium benzoates
- 220-228 sulphur dioxide, all sulphites, bisulphites, metabisulphites
- 249-252 all nitrates & nitrites
- 280-283 propionic acid, sodium, potassium & calcium propionates
- Artificial sweeteners
- 950 acesulphame potassium
- 951 aspartame
- 952 sodium or calcium cyclamate
- 954 saccharin
- 955 sucralose
- 961 neotame
For more information also see:
www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info
www.mbm.net.au/health/guide.htm and
www.nzfsa.govt.nz (for a list of permitted additives)
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