The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), used as food coloring “red paint 3” after the prohibition of the eyes turned into a situation in Turkey. The prohibited decision was taken after the researches showing that red paint 3 caused cancer in experimental mice, while the additives used in Turkey became the subject of curiosity. It is known that oil-based synthetic paint, which is prohibited in the US and listed as erythrosin E-127 in Turkey, is widely used in food and beverages. “Red paint 3”, which gives bright red cherry color to popular food and beverages; It is especially preferred in confectionery, jelly, beverage and pastry products.
Used in cakes
Researcher Writer İhsan Yılmaz pointed out that the colorant, which is referred to as red paint 3 in the USA as erythrosin/e-127 in Europe and in Turkey, was used and used, “FDA’s ban on banned by the FDA, ‘Erythrosin aqueous solution, the red color, basic basic As a substance consisting of disodium benzoate monohydrates, this coloring is usually used to give red and pink color. Water is used in food products such as ice cream. E-127, which is also ‘erythrosin’ in the pastry sector, is quite common “ he said.
Synthetic coloring
Erythrosin/E-127 also touched upon the damages of Yilmaz, “Eritorine, thyroid hormone level increases. This substance in the United States in the United States is already used in the use of high doses of thyroid cancer may cause cancer after the determination. On the other hand, E-127 is known for causing attention deficit and hyperactivity in children as in all other synthetic food colorants. “ he said.
Triggers hyperactivity
Internal Medicine Specialist Ayça Kaya states that additives and synthetic food colorants have a serious risk especially for children, “On the food dyes offered for sale for the pastry sector, the warning of ‘may cause attention deficit and hyperactivity in children’ is written. On the other hand, according to some studies, food dyes; When creating allergies, it triggers migraine pain. These substances disrupt the intestinal flora and cause DNA damage and show a carcinogenic effect. ”
Public Health is in danger
Istanbul Aydın University, Head of Food Safety and Nutrition Department. Dr. Haydar Özpınar draws attention to the risk of “aflatoxin” except Eritrosin E-127; He said: “For more than 40 years, if we draw attention to the risk of aflatoxin, it is not taken into consideration. Aflatoxins can cause carcinogenic effects while occurs in hot, humid and unhealthy conditions. Unfortunately, there are very serious distances to travel about food safety. Food additives threaten public health. “
Pesticide Products
On the other hand, chemicals and fraudulent products detected in food products threatened public health, while harmful chemicals were detected in the content of many of the products exported from Turkey to Turkey in 2024. According to the records of the “European Union Food Alarm System”, many of the dry figs, peppers, pistachios, lemons and grape samples were detected in a high amount of harmony with aflatoxin and octicide residues with octicine.
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