dry, pastries can not be used in the use of synthetic colors. Only soft drinks, cold foods, candies, prepared wines and fruit juices can be used in small quantities, generally not more than 1/10,000.
Currently there are six varieties of synthetic food coloring approved for use in China, namely amaranthine red, cochineal red, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, indigo and bright blue. Although there is still no conclusion on the harmfulness of these 6 kinds of synthetic food colorings, they have no nutritional value and do not help human health, so try not to consume them if you can.
In fact, in the huge economic interests of the drive, China's food in the synthetic pigment over the standard, over the scope of the use of the phenomenon of repeated, we must be careful when buying food, do not over-pursuit of the color of the food.
Cosmetic pigments in the harm can not be ignored
Synthetic pigments are not only widely used in the food industry, in the cosmetics industry, also has its shadow.
Cosmetics in people's daily life has become a kind of fragrance to add beauty necessities, but some substances in cosmetics often bring some damage to the health of beauty lovers, which includes coloring.
Cosmetics is a daily use of chemical industrial products, itself contains a variety of chemical substances. According to statistics, there are about 7,000 kinds of chemical substances in the world as raw materials for cosmetics, which are used in different proportions to form a wide variety of cosmetics, and most of them contain coloring.
According to a statistic, the most dangerous cosmetic raw materials that cause skin dysfunction are fragrances, followed by pigments and antiseptics, which are known as the "three evils" of cosmetics. The proportion of harm caused by fragrances accounted for 50.6%, color accounted for 43.9%, antiseptics accounted for 4.9%.
In recent years, due to the pigmentation of the skin disease caused by a sharp increase in the medical profession, beauty industry and cosmetic experts have become a major topic of research, so that they give this new skin disease named "cosmetic disease".
A researcher pointed out that the pigment in cosmetics and human skin pigmentation has a certain relationship. Hyperpigmentation is the appearance of brown spots on normal skin, seriously affecting the image, and the use of cosmetics with the intention of human beings
Running counter to the road. Researchers say that the pigments contained in cosmetics are also tar derivatives, and long-term use can lead to hyperpigmentation by sensitizing the skin to light. Most cosmetic-induced hyperpigmentation is also accompanied by inflammatory phenomena such as skin flushing and pimples
rash.
Lipstick is one of the most commonly used cosmetics, and because it is applied to the lips, it can easily slip into the body during meals. Generally speaking, swallowing trace amounts of lipstick is unlikely to cause harm to the body, but lipstick contains pigments that can accumulate over time and cause potential harm to the organism.
Pigmentation is also one of the major causes of allergies to cosmetics. It often causes burning, itching, epidermal peeling, mild pain and other allergic symptoms.
Natural pigments are replacing synthetic pigments
Corresponding to the growing awareness of the dangers of synthetic pigments, natural pigments are receiving more and more attention.
With synthetic coloring is very different, eating natural coloring is not only no toxicity, some have a certain nutrition, and even a certain pharmacological effect. At present, the development of natural pigments, the use of natural pigments instead of synthetic pigments has become the development trend of food, cosmetics industry.
It has been reported that there are 97 kinds of natural colors allowed to be used in Japan, occupying 90% of the market share. There are also 48 kinds of natural colors allowed in China.
However, due to the complexity of the composition of natural colors, the structure may change during processing, or mixed with impurities, so it can not be blindly assumed that it is absolutely pure and harmless. However, it should be affirmed that modern production,
management, analytical testing, process improvement and other measures can reduce the adverse effects of synthetic and natural colors to the extent that they can be used safely. As long as the use of synthetic and natural colors are strictly enforced in accordance with national regulations, the pigments
will bring people joy and pleasure, and our world will become more beautiful.