Metanil yellow: The toxic food colorant
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Metanil yellow is a food colorant used extensively in various foods. It is also used as an adulterant in different spices especially turmeric and regular Indian foods like pulses. Metanil yellow belongs to “non‑permitted” category of food color. Continued consumption of this toxic food color leads to adverse life‑threatening effects in humans. There are studies revealing adverse health effects of metanil yellow. Serious concern and mass awareness are needed to be raised on the issue, and use of this toxic food color needs to be abandoned completely.
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Dr. Suvendu Ghosh
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