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tartrazine

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tartrazine [ˈtɑːtrəˌziːn -zɪn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) an azo dye that produces a yellow colour: widely used as a food additive (E102) in convenience foods, soft drinks, sweets, etc., and in drugs, and also to dye textiles


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The voluntary ban came in the wake of a study published by the University of Southampton in September 2007 that found consumption of the preservative sodium benzoate (E211), or the six artificial colours; tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), quinoline yellow (E104) and allura red AC (E129), can exacerbate the behavioural problems of some children.
Nearly all the samples were coloured with a cocktail of tartrazine (E102), sunset yellow (E110), ponceau 4R (E124), carmoisine (E122) and allura red (E129).
Tartrazine Tartrazine, a yellow dye (FD&C Yellow Dye #5) that has been used in foods (for example, margarine) and medications has been demonstrated to cause asthmatic attacks in certain sensitive individuals.
 
 
 
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