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POTENTIAL HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL FOOD COLORS ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH - REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Tanja Marković
; Teaching Institute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County, Franje Krežme 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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Benjamin Muhamedbegović
; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerzitetska 8, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Drago Šubarić
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Đurđica Ačkar
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The choice of food by modern consumers is highly affected by its visual appearance, with color as a key constituent making it more attractive to consumers. The emergence of food technology has brought about a wide range of artificial food colors and the possibilities of their use. Colors are additives used to provide or enhance characteristic colors in food products. They are routinely added to foods and beverages to improve their appearance, compensate color loss during processing, and give color to otherwise colorless food products. Food additives marked with E-numbers, the use of which is approved in the European Union, are also allowed in Croatia according to the national legislation, with defined maximum permitted amounts of certain colors in foodstuffs. Artificial food colorings have been the subject of controversy for many years and have been scrutinized for possible links to cancer, allergies, and hyperactivity. The negative impact on children's attention and activity is most often mentioned. The aim of this review is to give an overview of current knowledge on the toxicity issues and possible detrimental effects of food colorants on children's health.
Ključne riječi
additives; artificial colors; children; health; negative impacts
Hrčak ID:
314494
URI
Datum izdavanja:
21.2.2024.
Posjeta: 1.557 *