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Exposure assessment to synthetic food colours of a selected population in Hyderabad, India.

Abstract
An exposure assessment of synthetic food colours was carried out among 1-5- and 6-18-year-old individuals by the food frequency method. Children had an intake of solid food consumption in the range 2-465 g day(-1) and liquid food consumption in the range 25-840 ml day(-1) with added colours. Among the eight permitted colours in India, six were consumed by the subjects of the study. The intakes of some subjects exceeded the acceptable daily intake for colours such as tartrazine, sunset yellow and erythrosine, which is 7.5, 2.5 and 0.1 mg kg(-1) body weight, respectively. Therefore, a uniform permissible limit of 100 mg kg(-1) prescribed under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act in India for all foods is not justified. The limits need to be revised according to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which permits different maximum levels of additives to various food categories based on both the extent of consumption and the technological justification for its use.
AuthorsPratima Rao, R V Bhat, R V Sudershan, T P Krishna, N Naidu
JournalFood additives and contaminants (Food Addit Contam) Vol. 21 Issue 5 Pg. 415-21 (May 2004) ISSN: 0265-203X [Print] England
PMID15204542 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Azo Compounds
  • Food Coloring Agents
  • 6-hydroxy-5-((p- sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid disodium salt
  • Tartrazine
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Azo Compounds (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diet (statistics & numerical data)
  • Diet Surveys
  • Food Coloring Agents (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Humans
  • Income
  • India
  • Infant
  • Maximum Allowable Concentration
  • Rural Health
  • Seasons
  • Tartrazine (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Urban Health

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