Tag: artificial color content

CVS cough drops with Red 40

CVS cough drops with Red 40

[ 1 ] March 25, 2012 |

In America, Red 40 is the most-widely used dye, which is capable of inducing immune-system tumors in laboratory animals. The dye causes allergic reactions in a small number of consumers and may trigger hyperactivity in children. CSPI warns that considering the safety questions Red 40 should be excluded from foods unless and until new tests […]

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Spectravite Senior multivitamin with AZO DYES

Spectravite Senior multivitamin with AZO DYES

[ 0 ] March 21, 2012 |

Hidden azo dyes In today’s America you have to be extremely vigilant to keep your blood stream clear of sneaky artificial colorants and sweeteners. A while ago I was quite surprised to find yellow azo dyes in dried fruits: papaya and mango sold at Walmart stores. Quick thought followed: maybe they inject Red 3 or […]

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Crystal Light Energy Squeeze

Crystal Light Energy Squeeze

[ 0 ] March 17, 2012 |

I have already reviewed a number of popular energy drinks earlier. Here is simplistic and yet very straight forward analogy to consider. If your car doesn’t run very well there is a good chance that the quality of the gasoline is poor so either it doesn’t burn fast enough or it carries some stuff that […]

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SunnyD: Dignity or Disgrace?

SunnyD: Dignity or Disgrace?

[ 3 ] February 15, 2012 |

The way food industry treat Americans is often shameful. One of the nastiest marketing tools which have been exploiting for decades in America is to expose nice pictures of fruits on front and load the product with pesky ingredients instead. But what astonishes me even more is that millions of Americans keep swallowing all those […]

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3 Lies of Everfresh Grape Juice

3 Lies of Everfresh Grape Juice

[ 3 ] February 8, 2012 |

I just reviewed two Everfresh punches of Sundance Beverage Company (MI, 48091 USA) and I had no intention to write another article about their juices which, I assumed, were perfectly safe to drink as far as you watch your carbs. But it was wrong assumption; yesterday I have found artificial colorants Red 40 azo dye […]

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Langers Fruit Punch with Red 40

Langers Fruit Punch with Red 40

[ 0 ] February 5, 2012 |

Here is another fruit punch. This is a “Blend of Three Juices from Concentrate” produced with “no high fructose corn syrup” by Langers (CA, USA). From reading on the back of the label you find out that the beverage contains 15 % of juice, 56 g of sugar and an artificial food colorant, azo dye […]

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Everfresh Punch To Your Health

Everfresh Punch To Your Health

[ 1 ] February 1, 2012 |

When I have stopped by at a Seven Eleven convenience store last night I clearly realized one sad thing: there were almost nothing healthy to buy. In the beverage section I have spotted a brand that had seemed like a new one to me: Everfresh decorated with nice pictures of fruits. Well, after taking a […]

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Lollipop Bouquet of Harm

Lollipop Bouquet of Harm

[ 0 ] January 28, 2012 |

Food that hates you. Can food kill a healthy person, what do you think? Looks like, yes, food can kill you for a number of reasons. Overeating is one of them: Even healthiest food may bring you damage when overly consumed. The other one is continuous eating of an unhealthy food: A chronic intoxication may […]

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Valentine’s Day Cookies That Hate You

Valentine’s Day Cookies That Hate You

[ 0 ] January 21, 2012 |

Love, Love, Love… is all you need. That is almost true. But what you also need to support and continue your love is nutritious, loving food. Not the one which secretly hates you, your body and your lover! And yet, here you go, there is blood-red Soft Sugar Cookies of Walmart Bakery, “baked with pride” […]

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CVS Fruit Slices: One more fruit fraud

CVS Fruit Slices: One more fruit fraud

[ 0 ] January 14, 2012 |

In this upside down world, where we have so much what I call the “fruit fraud” everywhere, when food manufacturers produce something real, they have to explain this by saying something like: “We have made our product with a real fruit, please believe us this time!” Why so? Because otherwise the product will be perceived […]

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