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[quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty anti-dye, but I don't think the occasional M & M is going to hurt most kids.  There's pretty good research that indicates a minority of kids have an extreme sensitivity to Red 40 (might also be true for Yellow Lake, but less research on this), and for those kids even small amounts can lead to disastrous behavioural problems.  I think if your kid was in that boat, you'd know it.  Other than those kids, the research is sort of inconclusive about whether there are neurological problems that are caused or exacerbated by food dyes (red 40 is the most often targeted, with yellow lake coming in next).  I'm not going to turn my life upside down to eradicate all dyes, but I do find it a little disturbing how accepting most Americans are of how much artificial dye they are giving their kids, for no reason.  (Most of these dyes are banned in Europe.)  I usually choose a Hershey's kiss or mini-Snickers over M&M's for this reason, and I buy the dye-free medicine and toothpaste.

I'm generally freaked out by the Red Velvet cakes (it takes a LOT of red to get it that color), or those bright red Elmo birthday cakes.

For those that care, the natural food dye for yellow is a really nice shade of yellow.[/quote]

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