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food dye

Any of a number of natural (e.g., saffron) or synthetic (e.g., FD&C Yellow No. 5—tartrazine) dyes added to foods to alter the colour; food dyes may cause allergic reactions.

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In our study, red and blue food dyes were used to mimic the oxygenated hemoglobin and hemoglobin chromophores respectively.

ESTIMATION OF OXYGEN SATURATION WITH LASER OPTICAL IMAGING METHOD

Legal requirements and limitations regarding the application of food dyes have led to the development of several analytical techniques that enable the detection and quantification of these food additives.

SPE/TLC/Densitometric Quantification of Selected Synthetic Food Dyes in Liquid Foodstuffs and Pharmaceutical Preparations

The control of the use of food dyes is based on the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), which, in turn, is based on the research findings and the recommendations of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) (GANESAN et al., 2011).

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EVALUATION OF VISUAL RESPONSES OF SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA LARVAE TO EACH COLOR OF A DIET BLEND CONTAINING A POWDERED ARTIFICIAL FOOD DYE AND MODIFIED CORN STARCH AFTER EXPOSURE TIMES OF 5 AND 10 MIN.

Visual and gustatory responses of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae to artificial food dyes

She and her colleagues at Purdue are among those trying to look at food dye metabolism in humans.

The color of controversy: link between food dyes, childhood hyperactivity gets renewed attention

Are food dyes safe enough to be consumed from morning until night by our children?

Food dyes: are they safe? New research is calling into question the safety of food dyes, especially for children. Two industry observers take on the controversy, as food manufacturing asks them to sound off: are dyes commonly added to foods safe for human consumption?

Stir in the green food dye a drop at a time until green.

TASTE OF CHRISTMAS; Decorate the tree and set the table with treats your little ones have made. Feature writer Catherine Vonledebur finds five perfect festive precipes to make with the family this Christmas as gifts or to eat

In 2008 the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in Washington, DC, petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban artificial food dyes because of their connection to behavioral problems in children.

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To decorate One small pack of marzipan Red food dye Drinking chocolate Chocolate chips Icing sugar

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Systemic absorption of food dye in patients with sepsis (letter).

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The Commission chose to publish details on the performance of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) after it displayed serious malfunctions during previous major crises, such as that relating to Sudan 1, a food dye found to be carcinogenic.