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Michael wrote:

> Is food coloring safer now than in the past?.....or is it still
> little drops of cancer?
>
> I'd like some red for tandoori chicken but only for effect....I'll pass
> otherwise.
>
> Are the powders better (and safer) than the drops?
>
> Never used a powder and won't unless Kroger has them.


Article from the FDA site:

FROM SHAMPOO TO CEREAL
SEEING TO THE SAFETY OF COLOR ADDITIVES

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-221.html

See in particular the section entitled THE RED SCARE

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