From Bread To Jam, Health Coach Food Pharmer Reveals Food Companies In India Using Synthetic Colours Banned In European Countries

Are packaged foods the healthiest things for consumption? Though we are aware that most of these options are unhealthy, we often end up including these products in our daily diet. From bread for breakfast to munching on biscuits during evening tea time, many edible food choices are loaded with synthetic colours. Shockingly, many of these additional colours are banned in different countries.

Food Pharmer Highlights A Few Synthetic Colours Used By Food Companies In India

Taking to Instagram, Revant Himatsingka (@foodpharmer) shared a reel explaining the harmful effects of these additives.

 

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Carmoisine, known for its genotoxicity, is not approved in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America. However, it is added to several food products such as jam in India. Packaged fruit juices are made with Tartrazine which is damaging to health for hyperactivity. To use this compound, it is essential to add a warning label in the EU.

Revant Himatsingka highlighted how 150a (caramel) added to brown bread can affect children’s immune systems. From brown bread to fruit jam to packaged fruit juice, customers end up consuming this harmful dye unknowingly.

From biscuits to flavoured curd, synthetic colours are heavily added in so many food products. Erythrosine mixed in cakes and biscuits is regulated in Europe. The worst part is that manufacturers add these compounds to medicines as well. High doses of these unnecessary synthetic additives can be disadvantageous for kids.

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Additives Are Used In Haircare Products & Toothpaste Too

Food Pharmer shed light on several brands using colours in toothpaste, shampoo, and mouthwash. As shared in the video, the Allure Red colour added to toothpaste is banned in California. Brilliant Blue FCF compounds are added to mouthwash. Surprisingly, its addition needs a warning label in the EU.

Many people prefer using body wash instead of soap. Shockingly, different companies use synthetic colours in these body products too. As shown in the video, using Tartrazine needs a separate warning label in the EU. Did you know Sunset Yellow FCF added in shampoos also requires a warming label in the EU?

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It is every customer’s primary responsibility to be extremely cautious before purchasing any food from the market. Unfortunately, overconsumption of such synthetic products can lead to health issues.

Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/ Revant Himatsingka (@foodpharmer), Canva