Why Food Dye is allowed in Canada - when a 2007 study showed it harmed a subset of children
I've cracked the case. Food dye should have been removed from the Canadian food supply before my daughter was born in 2017. But the industry corruption kept it in for more than a decade after there was evidence showing harm and I have the receipts. In 2007 the Southampton Study, the largest food dye study of its kind linked artificial food dyes and sodium benzoate to neurological impacts in children in both the 3 year old group and the 8/9 year old group. Both chemical additives are derived from petroleum. When the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluated the Southampton Study, the panel of scientists deemed the results of the study limited. They found that the effects were inconsistent across age groups and noted a lack of clinical significance. Ultimately, EFSA determined the findings did not warrant lowering the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for the tested additives. Since then, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been caught up in controversy...
