Although There Is No Known Link Between Food Coloring And ADHD, Wider Safety Issues Remain
Sunday, Dec. 25th 2011 6:40 AM
When University of Maryland psychologist Andrea Chronis-Tuscano testified before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing last March, it changed her mind about possible risks of artificial food coloring for children, and drove her to look more closely at the products in her own pantry that she feeds her kids.
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