Food Colour in Sausages, Burgers Could Trigger Cancer
Food specialists have warned that a dye, used sometimes to colour meat for sausages and burgers, could trigger cancer . The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently announced that it could no longer guarantee a safe daily limit for consumers to eat meat with the colourant, Red 2G, whi...Red 2G Food Colour to Be Banned by EU Due to Cancer Fears
The European Union is to ban the use of Red 2G food colouring in breakfast sausages and hamburgers due to concerns that it could cause cancer, the EU's executive body announced Friday. The European Food Safety Authority has found that there is "a strong possibility that Red 2G could provok...Eye colour is a component in cataract
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