Artificial food colouring warning

The BBC

Parents are being advised by experts not to give their children food containing certain additives until the results of a new study are published.
the additives tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), quinoline yellow (E104) and allura red AC (E129)

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Hospitals and schools on alert over listeria in sandwiches

The Guardian

By Thair Shaikh

Thousands of sandwiches were recalled from schools, hospitals and universities yesterday amid fears they could be contaminated with listeria, a potentially fatal food bug.
The Food Standards Agency removed the sandwiches after listeria contamination was found in samples during routine tests carried out on behalf of Ashford local authority in Kent.

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'Ban artificial food colourings'

The BBC

Artificial food colourings should be banned in the interest of public health, say UK experts.

A team of researchers from Southampton University said removing these substances from foods could cut hyperactivity rates in young children.

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Food items 'incorrectly labelled'

The BBC

survey of children's food in the East Midlands revealed a quarter of products tested had misleading nutritional information on packaging.
Trading Standards officers found one packet of crisps contained 150% more sugar than stated.
The survey focused on products aimed at children, often with cartoon characters on the labels.
Of the 200 tested, 53 samples were unsatisfactory. The main problem was inaccurate nutritional information.

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