Titanium dioxide is a potentially DNA-damaging food color additive found in many snacks, candies, dairy products, and more. Here's where you'll find it—for now.
A possible link between food ingredients and adverse behaviors such as hyperactivity was first raised in the 1970s. Over the past 40 years, many double-blind studies have concluded that food dyes and other ingredients can impair behavior in some children.
The cereal aisle is full of brightly colored boxes and flashy marketing…and many kids are full of opinions. Here are 7 tips to help you wade through your supermarket’s sea of cereal boxes together and choose a winner that’s rich in whole grains, not too sugary, free of food dyes, and kid friendly. We've included a list of more than two dozen healthy cereals for kids that fit the bill.
The Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (A1556C/S1239C):
• Requires food companies to publicly disclose safety evidence for “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) food chemicals.
• Prohibits the sale of food containing Red 3, potassium bromate, and propylparaben—chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive toxicity—statewide.
