Australian nutritionists and child welfare groups are hoping artificial food colourings will be phased out, as they have been in Britain. These types of additives have been consistently linked to hyperactivity in children globally.
There are 4 supermarket chains in Australia who have chosen to eliminate products containing these ingredients from their shelves. The most reliable of these is the chain ALDI. They reliably supply grocery items that do not contain artificial colourings and I have personally found ALDI stores to supply food that also do not contain artificial flavours or preservatives. Not all products are additive free though so remember to read the ingredients on the packaging.
Note: I will be writing a list of additives to avoid according to Sue Dengate's book "Fed Up". All artificial food colourings and flavourings are to be avoided and all preservatives. Also the NATURAL food colouring 160b is on the black list as one of the worst offenders.
Seen in an article in the Sun-Herald (Australia) 26.09.10 the government agency FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND states that there is not enough evidence to ban artificial food colourings from our supermarket shelves.
The colourings in questions are named and shamed below:
E102 - Tartrazine. Found in Fairyfloss (cotton candy), pastries, cakes, biscuits, caramel, ice cream cones, cocktail onions, gherkins, pickles, chocolates, butterscotch, liquorice, jelly beans, jelly babies, and flavoured mineral water, soda and alcohol.
E104 - Quinoline. Found in lollies, liquorice, lemon sherbet, flavoured soda, MOUTHWASH and MEDICATIONS.
E110 - Sunset Yellow. Found in cakes, biscuits, flavoured mineral water, custard mixes, chocolates, jelly babies, ice-creams, iceblocks, meat pies, pizza.
E122 - Carmoisine. Found in prawn crackers, flavoured milk, sundaes, ice-cream, cordials, jam rolls, biscuits, lollies, marshmallows, musksticks, strawberry topping.
E124 - Ponceau 4R. Found in jam, curry paste, ice-cream, flavoured milk, instant pudding, Turkish Delight, chocolates, musksticks, jelly beans, jelly babies, pizza.
E129 - Allura Red. Found in custard powder, chocolates, lollies, chewing gum, flavoured alcohol, milkshakes, sundaes, muesli bars, glazed cherries and MEDICATIONS.
This is not an exhaustive list of course. You need to read the labels yourself. If you're new to this, I suggest looking at the ingredients list on every product you pick up. If you see lots of numbers then it's likely to have artificial ingredients.
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Thanks, happy families!
Veronica
There are 4 supermarket chains in Australia who have chosen to eliminate products containing these ingredients from their shelves. The most reliable of these is the chain ALDI. They reliably supply grocery items that do not contain artificial colourings and I have personally found ALDI stores to supply food that also do not contain artificial flavours or preservatives. Not all products are additive free though so remember to read the ingredients on the packaging.
Note: I will be writing a list of additives to avoid according to Sue Dengate's book "Fed Up". All artificial food colourings and flavourings are to be avoided and all preservatives. Also the NATURAL food colouring 160b is on the black list as one of the worst offenders.
Seen in an article in the Sun-Herald (Australia) 26.09.10 the government agency FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND states that there is not enough evidence to ban artificial food colourings from our supermarket shelves.
The colourings in questions are named and shamed below:
E102 - Tartrazine. Found in Fairyfloss (cotton candy), pastries, cakes, biscuits, caramel, ice cream cones, cocktail onions, gherkins, pickles, chocolates, butterscotch, liquorice, jelly beans, jelly babies, and flavoured mineral water, soda and alcohol.
E104 - Quinoline. Found in lollies, liquorice, lemon sherbet, flavoured soda, MOUTHWASH and MEDICATIONS.
E110 - Sunset Yellow. Found in cakes, biscuits, flavoured mineral water, custard mixes, chocolates, jelly babies, ice-creams, iceblocks, meat pies, pizza.
E122 - Carmoisine. Found in prawn crackers, flavoured milk, sundaes, ice-cream, cordials, jam rolls, biscuits, lollies, marshmallows, musksticks, strawberry topping.
E124 - Ponceau 4R. Found in jam, curry paste, ice-cream, flavoured milk, instant pudding, Turkish Delight, chocolates, musksticks, jelly beans, jelly babies, pizza.
E129 - Allura Red. Found in custard powder, chocolates, lollies, chewing gum, flavoured alcohol, milkshakes, sundaes, muesli bars, glazed cherries and MEDICATIONS.
This is not an exhaustive list of course. You need to read the labels yourself. If you're new to this, I suggest looking at the ingredients list on every product you pick up. If you see lots of numbers then it's likely to have artificial ingredients.
Please bookmark my page and share with your friends using the 'share' button and look out for my next post all about Flavour Enhancers.
Thanks, happy families!
Veronica
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