RED DYE #40 is deadly. I have had two near-anaphylaxis reactions in six months, and scores of others preceding in a year's time.
SOME PACKAGING is MISLEADING. Soups containing tomato pastes or purees, for example, may cause a reaction - though no Red Dye #40 is listed on the can. This may be because the purees and pastes are purchased by the soup manufacturer and, as such, their contents are not divulged.
THE REACTION INCREASES in SEVERITY after each exposure. I am personally looking at a life-threatening encounter should I ever ingest the allergen again without an antidote(antihistamine in x dosage/epinephrine) at immediate access.
PEANUTS cannot be banned; RED DYE, and any other food colorant not sourced from within natural plant or algae extracts, SHOULD BE ANNIHILATED. Otherwise, we could be - and that, from the inside out.
Consumers should be given access to the exact COMPONENTS of the dyes; perhaps isolated agents in the dyes are responsible, and can be found/listed (or, masquerading) as food additives under their chemical names.
RED DYE #40
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