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EU watchdog rejects additive link to child hyperactivity
18 Mar 2008
The European Union's food safety watchdog has concluded that a report into the link between artificial additives in food and hyperactivity in children offers insufficient evidence for changes to current health information guidelines.
A study by UK-based researchers at Southampton University in September 2007 suggested that certain food additives in sweets, drinks and medicines may cause hyperactive behaviour in children.
However, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the study "provided limited evidence that the mixtures of additives tested had a small effect on the activity and attention of some children".
In a statement, the EFSA said that the findings were not grounds to change current health information on the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of food colourings or sodium benzoate.
Although the organisation said that the findings could be relevant for certain people who are sensitive to food additives or particular food colours it added that it was "not possible at present to assess how widespread such sensitivity may be in the general population".
Additives analysed by the UK researchers included Tartrazine (E102), Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow FCF (E110), Ponceau 4R (E124), Allura Red AC (E129), Carmoisine (E122) and sodium benzoate (E211).
The news has been met with criticism by anti-additive campaign groups who believe that there is a link between the chemicals and children's behaviour and their ability to concentrate.
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