Food numbers to avoid

Some artificial food colors and additives can make children hyperactive and distracted, according to recent studies. Now the Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants six food colorings to be voluntarily withdrawn by food manufacturers in the UK by next year, rather than wait for an EU ruling, which the FSA says could take years.
The six yellow, orange and red colorings are: sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), quinoline yellow (E104) and allura red (E129). They are found in a wide variety of soft drinks, sweets, lollies, cakes (including birthday cake icing), biscuits, milkshakes and even savory products, such as mint chutney and mushy peas.