According to the CSPI, regarding Blue 1 specifically, one as-yet-unpublished study reported kidney tumors in mice, and a test-tube study suggested the dye could affect the development of nerve cells.

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD The Blue Poop Challenge tracks your gut transit time and can reveal some interesting secrets about your digestive system. The time it takes for food to travel ...

Household bleach reacts with a solution of green food coloring to first oxidize the yellow component of the dye, leaving only the blue coloring. Eventually, the blue dye is also oxidized, and the ...

The city of Lexington is monitoring a sinkhole that was discovered at the base of Moores Creek Dam in late December and is ...

Spirit blue agar contains an emulsion of olive oil and spirit blue dye. Bacteria that produce lipase will hydrolyze ... and proceed to the KOH test station. A solution of 3% KOH should be provided ...

5 and 6, blue dyes Nos. 1 and 2, and green dye No. 3. All these additives are derivatives of petroleum. “The FDA is actively working to develop transparent processes for prioritizing chemicals ...