国际英语新闻:US Panel: More Study on Alleged Link Between Food Dyes, Child Health Problems
A U.S. federal advisory panel says more study is needed into an alleged link between artificial food dyes and hyperactivity in children.
The panel said Thursday there is not enough evidence at this time to call for a ban. It will send its recommendation to the Food and Drug Administration.
Some consumer groups have called for a ban on artificial colors in food. They say the colors serve no purpose but cause hyperactivity and attention problems in children.
The panel Thursday heard testimony from a mother who said her once hyperactive son who had poor grades in school became a different child when she removed artificial colors from his diet.
Food companies use the coloring to make products more appealing on the plate and more attractive to consumers on store shelves. They say a link between the dyes and health problems in children has never been proven.
相关文章
- 欧美文化:Nearly 15 mln deaths directly or indirectly linked to COVID-19: WHO
- 欧美文化:New CDC study finds 75 pct of U.S. children infected with COVID-19 by February
- 欧美文化:WFP to increase food rations in Lebanon as food insecurity worsens
- 欧美文化:Russia "more prudent" in food supply to "hostile" countries: Putin
- 欧美文化:Palestinian president urges to end Israeli occupation in talks with Blinken
- 欧美文化:Arab FMs arrive in Israel for conference with Blinken
- 欧美文化:Labor shortage, inflation pinch child care providers in U.S. Philadelphia: report
- 欧美文化:New York City plans to lift school masking mandate for children under 5
- 欧美文化:Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in past month
- 欧美文化:U.S. children severely behind in reading after 2 years of pandemic: media