FDA Should Reconsider Aspartame Cancer Risk, Say Experts
By Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJune 27, 2007 A new long-term animal test from an Italian cancer institute raises new safety questions about the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is marketed...
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Claims link to hyperactivity, behavior problems in childrenBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJune 5, 2008 In a formal petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Science in the...
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Lab Tests Point to Problems with New Sweetener
Consumer group says product can increase cancer riskBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 2, 2008A consumer group says a new commercial sweetner, said to be 200 times sweeter than sugar, may...
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Brits Get Treats, Yanks Get Tricks From Food Companies
American products use food dyes, while UK equivalents go all-naturalBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 24, 2008While British consumers enjoy products made by General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft and...
View ArticleCSPI: Food Dyes Pose Rainbow of Risks
Cancer, hyperactivity, allergic reactions among the problems, group claimsBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJuly 1, 2010 Food dyes -- used in everything from M&Ms; to Manischewitz Matzo Balls to...
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FDA Urged To Prohibit 'Carcinogenic' Caramel Coloring
Consumer group says artificial caramel coloring is quite different from real caramelBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 17, 2011The caramel coloring used in Coke, Pepsi and other foods is...
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Does Food With Coloring Need A Warning?
FDA panel to investigate possible links to hyperactivityBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 30, 2011Would Gummy Bears and Jello be as appealing if they were gray, or translucent? Or more to the...
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Feds Green Lights Artificial Food Colors
FDA advisory panel doesn't recommend hyperactivity warning labelsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsApril 4, 2011There's not enough evidence that artificial food coloring causes hyperactivity in...
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How About a Nice Big Glass of Food Coloring?
Color additives deceive consumers, threaten their health, report allegesBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsDecember 9, 2011Fruit is good for you, right? So Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast should...
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Consumer Group Finds Carcinogen in Coke and Pepsi
Ammoniated "caramel coloring" contaminated with 4-methylimidazoleBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsMarch 6, 2012New chemical analyses have found that Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi...
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Don't Drink the Water ... Or the Coke
Study finds levels of carcinogen in Coca-Cola varies by countryBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 26, 2012For decades, American tourists have avoided drinking the local water when touring...
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Don't Drink the Water ... Or the Coke
Study finds levels of carcinogen in Coca-Cola varies by countryBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 26, 2012For decades, American tourists have avoided drinking the local water when touring...
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Twinkies or kalepops? Choose your summer food trend
Specialty food makers hope to expand your horizonsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJuly 10, 2013Junk food addicts are no doubt celebrating the return of the Hostess Twinkie to store shelves. As...
View ArticleFDA Should Reconsider Aspartame Cancer Risk, Say Experts
By Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJune 27, 2007 A new long-term animal test from an Italian cancer institute raises new safety questions about the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is marketed...
View ArticleConsumer Group Presses for Ban on Food Dye
Claims link to hyperactivity, behavior problems in childrenBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJune 5, 2008 In a formal petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Science in the...
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Lab Tests Point to Problems with New Sweetener
Consumer group says product can increase cancer riskBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 2, 2008A consumer group says a new commercial sweetner, said to be 200 times sweeter than sugar, may...
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Brits Get Treats, Yanks Get Tricks From Food Companies
American products use food dyes, while UK equivalents go all-naturalBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsOctober 24, 2008While British consumers enjoy products made by General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft and...
View ArticleCSPI: Food Dyes Pose Rainbow of Risks
Cancer, hyperactivity, allergic reactions among the problems, group claimsBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJuly 1, 2010 Food dyes -- used in everything from M&Ms; to Manischewitz Matzo Balls to...
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FDA Urged To Prohibit 'Carcinogenic' Caramel Coloring
Consumer group says artificial caramel coloring is quite different from real caramelBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 17, 2011The caramel coloring used in Coke, Pepsi and other foods is...
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Does Food With Coloring Need A Warning?
FDA panel to investigate possible links to hyperactivityBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsMarch 30, 2011Would Gummy Bears and Jello be as appealing if they were gray, or translucent? Or more to the...
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