Question

Write about artificial food colours, the substances used in them and their harmful effects. Write answer to the question.

Answer 1

Artificial food coloring makes your foods more appealing and desirable. While the safety of these dyes has been called into question, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains that the artificial food coloring currently permitted for use meet strict safety requirements. Consumer advocacy groups and recent scientific research, however, have linked these food dyes to a number of potential health problems, most notably certain types of cancer in animals and attention-deficit disorder and hyperactivity in children

Answer 2

• Different complex chemical substances are used to make artificial food colours which we use nowadays.

Harmful effects of the food colours:

• They can cause many diseases if we consume them in excessive amount.

• The cheap quality food colouring substances can contaminate the food materials which is not all edible.

• The natural nutrients of the food materials are destroyed by these artificial colours.

And many more.