Fooducate leads the way...no more artificial food dyes for our children

Fooducate leads the way...

In honor of my sister, who tragically passed away unexpectedly last January 2012 - I signed the  petition.  As a mother of four - nursery school teacher - friend to the developmentally challenged and story listener of the elderly - Susan believed food dyes, diet sodas, chemical additives, etc. "screwed up the wiring in our children's brains"...

America's children deserve better - sign here

Hmmm..are these kid's sticking out their artificially dyed tongues at us?

To:
John Bryant, CEO, Kellogg's
Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo
Tony Vernon, President, Kraft Foods
and all American Food Manufacturers 

Please stop using artificial colors in your food products. They are unnecessary and potentially hazardous to our health:

* Artificial colors are a petroleum industry derivative, not a food product.

* Artificial colors have been linked to cancer in lab animals

* Artificial colors may cause allergic reactions

* Artificial colors cause hyperactivity in some children

* Food products with Artificial dyes require warning labels in the UK

* Artificial colors are banned in several European countries

* Artificial colors provide absolutely no nutritional benefit

* Artificial colors are easily replaceable by natural coloring such as paprika and turmeric.

So why keep using them?

Companies like yours have shown that natural colorings can be used in products for the European market. Those very same products use artificial colors when manufactured for the US. Don't American kids deserve better?

In summary: Please remove Red #40, Yellow #5, Yellow #6, and Blue #2 from ALL foods you manufacture.

Sincerely,
SuperMom101 (via Fooducate)
America's children deserve better