TOP 15 ADDITIVES TO AVOID

TOP 15 ADDITIVES TO AVOID

·        Allura red AC (E129) – Widely used as food coloring in snacks, preserves, soups, wine, cider, etc. – Avoid if your child has asthma, rhinitis (including hay fever) and urticaria (an allergic rash also known as hives).

·        Amaranth (E123) – Food color used in jams, jellies and cake decorations. – Banned in the U.S. Avoid if your child has asthma, rhinitis, urticaria and other allergies.

·        Aspartame (E951) – Widely used as a sweetener in snacks, sweets, desserts, ‘diet’ foods. – Aspartame may affect people with PKU (phenylketonuria). Recent reports show the possibility of headaches, blindness and seizures with long-term, high-dose aspartame.

·        Benzoic Acid (E210) – Widely used preservative in many foods, including drinks, low-sugar products, cereals, meat products. – Can temporarily inhibit the function of digestive enzymes and may deplete glycine levels. Should be avoided by those with allergic conditions such as hay fever, hives and asthma.

·        Brilliant Black BN (E151) – Widely used in drinks, sauces, snacks, cheese. – People who suffer allergic conditions as mentioned above should avoid this substance.

·        Butylated Hydroxy-anisole (BHA) (E320) – Very widely used as a preservative, particularly in fat-containing foods, confectionery, meats. – The International Agency for Research On Cancer say that BHA is possibly carcinogenic to humans. BHA also interacts with nitrites to form chemicals known to be mutagenic (that is, that cause changes in the DNA of cells).

·        Calcium Benzoate (E213) – Preservative in many foods, including drinks, low-sugar products, cereals, meat products. – Can temporarily inhibit the function of digestive enzymes and my deplete levels of the amino acid glycine. Should be avoided by those with hay fever, hives, and asthma.

·        Calcium Sulphite (E226) – Very widely used, mainly as a preservative in a vast array of foods- from burgers to biscuits, and frozen mushrooms to horseradish pulp. – In the U.S., sulphites are banned from many foods, including meat, because they make old produce look fresh. They can cause bronchial problems, flushing or reddening of the skin, low blood pressure, tingling and anaphylactic shock. The International Labor Organization says to avoid them if you suffer from bronchial asthma, cardiovascular or respiratory problems, or emphysema.

·        Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621) – Widely used as a flavor enhancer. – Those sensitive to MSG have felt symptoms including pressure on the head, seizures, chest pains, headache, nausea, burning sensations and tightness of face. Many baby food producers have stopped adding MSG to their products.

·        Potassium nitrate (E249) – Used as a preservative in cured meats and canned meat products. – Three main health concerns: it can lower the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood; it may combine with other substances to form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic; and it may have an atrophying effect on the adrenal gland.

·        Saccharin and its NA, K and CA salts (E954) – Very widely used sweetener, found in diet and no-added –sugar products. – The International Agency for Research On Cancer has condluded that saccharin is possibly carcinogenic to humans.

·        Sodium Metabisulphite (E223) – Widely used as a preservative and antioxidant. – May provoke life-threatening asthma-a woman developed severe asthma after eating a salad with a vinegar-based dressing containing E223.

·        Stannous chloride (tin) (E512) – Antioxidant and color-retention agent in canned and bottled foods, fruit juices. – Acute poisoning has been reported from ingestion of fruit juices containing concentrations of (tin) greater than 250mg/l – causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headaches.

·        Sulphur Dioxide (E220) – Very widely used preservative. – Sulphur dioxide reacts with a wide range of substances found in food, including various essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes and essential fats. The most common adverse reaction to sulphites is bronchial problems, particularly to those prone to asthma. Other adverse reactions may include hypotension (low blood pressure), flushing, tingling sensations and anaphylactic shock.

·        Sunset Yellow FCF, Orange/Yellow S (E110) – Widely used food coloring – Some animal studies have indicated growth retardation and severe weight loss.

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