EU may ease the 1992 regulations on TiO2 plant wastes disposal
- Book ID
- 104370778
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 2006
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0969-6210
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✦ Synopsis
The Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavorings, Processing Aids & Materials in Contact with Food reports experimental evidence of the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of Sudan-1 and the potential genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of Rhodamine B. There is also evidence to suggest that Orange-2 is genotoxic. Although there is insufficient evidence to determine that the other colorants are genotoxic and/or carcinogenic, the Scientific Panel suggests that it would be prudent to assume that they are because of their chemical structural similarities. The Scientific Panel also noted that any product containing azo, triphenylmethane and anthraquinone structures should be considered as potentially toxic.
The EFSA has therefore issued a warning that the following colorants should be regarded as potentially genotoxic and/or carcinogenic -Acid Metanil Yellow, Auramine, Congo Red, Butter Yellow, Naphthol Yellow, Malachite Green, Leucomalachite Green,