Toxicological and ecotoxicological aspects of tartrazine yellow food dye: a literature review

The use of the tartrazine yellow additive in food products for human consumption is permitted within the acceptable daily intake of 7.5 mg/kg of body weight per day (following the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives standards). However, studies have described this as a toxic component. The dye,...

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Main Authors: Janete da Silva, Renata Fracacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental 2021-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais
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Online Access:http://rbciamb.com.br/index.php/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/746