"EU food chiefs have rejected calls to ban additives which trigger hyperactive behaviour in children.
The decision has appalled UK campaigners who insist millions of youngsters will be left exposed to harm.
A link between hyperactive behaviour and the substances used to colour sweets, drinks and medicines was established in a British study published last year....
The additives linked to hyperactive behaviour are the colours Tartrazine (E102); Quinoline Yellow (E104); Sunset Yellow (E110); Carmoisine (E122); Ponceau 4R (E124); and Allura Red (E129). The preservative Sodium Benzoate(E211) is also implicated."
ASTONISHING. The only thing that the EU ever does is to turn out squillions of nonsensical, expensive, unworkable and petty regulations year on year. BUT, ask them to do one simple thing which is desperately needed and ....
LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=536276&in_page_id=1770
