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5788 Red Food Coloring Used in Sausage Linked to Cancer
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United States		 2007-12-29 23:03:43 

  


  

    NewsTarget.com printable 
articleOriginally published December 23 
2007 

Red Food Coloring Used in Sausage 
Linked to Cancer
by David Gutierrez 


(NewsTarget) An expert panel of the European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA) has recommended that the food coloring known as E128 or as Red 2G is no 
longer considered safe for human consumption. 

Under the current laws of 
the European Union, Red 2G is permitted only in sausages that have at least 6 
percent cereal content, or burger meat that is at least 4 percent vegetable and 
/ or cereal. The United Kingdom is the only EU country to use the coloring, 
however, and the British Food Standards Agency is currently investigating the 
extent of its use.

Red 2G has already been banned in Australia, Austria, 
Canada, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United States.

The EFSA 
recommendation came in light of new studies suggesting that Red 2G is a carcinogen. The body 
converts the coloring into a substance called aniline, which has been shown to 
be a carcinogen in mice and rats. Aniline's effects on the human body are not 
known for certain.

"Given new scientific evidence, it cannot be excluded 
that aniline's carcinogenic potential is due to damage to the genetic material 
of cells," the EFSA panel said. "It is therefore not possible to determine a 
level of intake for aniline which may be regarded as safe for humans."

In 
addition to being a potential carcinogen, aniline is also known to have 
detrimental effects on the nervous and circulatory systems, and may lead to 
cyanosis, drowsiness, loss of appetite, mental confusion and even 
convulsions.

In response to the EFSA recommendation, the Food Safety 
Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has banned Red 2G.

"The main manufacturers 
have either already reformulated or are in the process of reformulating their 
recipes to remove this color," an FSAI spokesperson said. "This process should 
be complete within a month, including any changes to packaging.... We are not 
requiring manufacturers and retailers to remove products from sale that have 
already been made using Red 2G." 



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