Food Safety, Allergies etc

banaman

Am on holiday in Scotland and my Bro-in-law gets this Paper. Its considered fairly reputable.

Have a read of this and see what you think.

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=915662007

I know when my eldest was young we learned through experience not to let him eat certain foods/sweets/drinks containing certain "E" numbers.

I believe that when such additives are in popular brands e.g. Diet Coke which youngsters drink frequently parents and children should be aware.

I'm not sure that we can expect the drinks and food manufacturers to print the info on labels but a dedicated website compiled from independent bodies around the world would be handy.

I know there are several for ethical consumers is there anything similar for worried parents re additives and food?

metrovelvet

Its one of those things where you will have to educate yourself.

Check the labels and do your own research. My personal food enemies are msg, aspartame and high fructose corn syrup. [Two of which are commonly found in American baby formula!!]

www.organicconsumers.org has lots of good info. Here is a list of articles from them on additives.

http://www.google.com/custom?domains=www.organicconsumers.org&q=additives&sa=Go&sitesearch=www.organicconsumers.org&client=pub-0405021158932910&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&safe=active&flav=0000&sig=JZU_EKX0fKYQwbjk&cof=GALT%3A%23006666%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23669966%3BVLC%3A006666%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFCC%3BLBGC%3A669966%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A003333%3BGFNT%3A006666%3BGIMP%3A006666%3BLH%3A50%3BLW%3A750%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.organicconsumers.org%2Fimages%2FOCAbannerthin.gif%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.organicconsumers.org%3BFORID%3A1&hl=en

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/listnews.asp?m=1&y=2006

silverharp

the general rule should be go for the least processed food. the sweetest drink DS gets is diluted apple or orange juice, no junk cereals and no microwave dinners.