Food Additives
Are you aware of what’s
in your children’s foods? Did you know that some of the additives commonly
found in children’s foods in Ireland are banned in other countries?
Artificial additives
are commonly found in children’s
foods, and
include quinoline yellow (E104), brilliant blue (E133), aspartame (E951) and
saccharin (E 954). The average children’s snack contains five or more
artificial additives.
Research has shown that
artificial food additives may be linked to hyperactivity, asthma, obesity,
and to more serious conditions like cancer and nerve cell damage. Many
countries have already imposed bans on some of the additives mentioned
above. The artificial sweetener saccharin is already banned in 5 EU
countries, and many artificial colourings have been variously banned in the USA,
Norway, Austria, Sweden, Japan, Canada and Australia.
We think that
food for children should not contain these artificial chemical additives.
They provide no benefits to the consumer, and research
shows that they can be harmful to health. Very little is
known about the long-term impacts of these substances - using these additives in children's food amounts to a long-term experiment
on children's health.
