A pharmacological mechanism of food additive intolerance is proposed to explain these effects.

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The following conclusions apply only to methyl cellulose meeting the food additive specifications.

When used as a food additive, cinnamaldehyde is generally regarded as safe for ingestion.

Phosphoric acid is used as a food additive, dispersing agent and as fertilizer feedstock.

Locust bean gum (E 410) is an authorised food additive in the EU.

Fucosyllactose has been used as a food additive because it has various beneficial effects on human health.

One example of a food additive often linked to asthma is tartrazine (yellow dye no.

DuPont Chief Executive Ellen Kullman had aggressively courted shareholders of the Danish food additive maker for weeks.

To people in the US "Shake 'n' Bake" is a food additive made by Kraft.

Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B 12 used in pharmaceuticals, supplements and as a food additive.

L-tryptophan is an essential amino-acid, and not a food additive, although it is sometimes added to fortify foods.

The jellies contain a food additive E 425 Konjac which has been identified as a potential choking hazard.

The Food and Drug Administration barred the use of pulegone as a food additive after receiving petitions from health and environmental groups.

Photo: AFP Pulegone has been banned as a food additive, and the intake of the substance from vaping is higher than from menthol cigarettes.

As a food additive, azodicarbonamide is used as a flour bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent in dough to improve its performance for bakers.