Allergy to Food Dyes
Filed in archive Food Allergies , Insect Allergies by ruth on April 12, 2008
The extract is used to dye food, drinks, cosmetics and fibers various shades of red, orange, pink and purple.
Through a bit of medical detective work, U-M allergist James L. Baldwin, M.D., confirmed that cochineal extract triggered life-threatening anaphylactic shock in a patient after she ate a popsicle containing the colorant.
This dye is an extract obtained from pulverized female cochineal insects. And since it is considered a "natural" additive, it is usually not listed on food labels, unlike other synthetic food dyes. Scary.
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