A Food and Drug Administration safety committee meets this week to determine if there is a connection between food coloring and hyperactivity in kids, and if the continued use of added colors is safe for consumers.
In the 1970′s pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Feingold first claimed there was a link between food color additives and children’s behavior.
The National Institute of Health’s 1982 Consensus Development panel on defined diets and childhood hyperactivity concluded that for some children with ADHD, and a confirmed food allergy, a change in diet led to some change in behavior.
As of yet no conclusive link has been made between color additives and hyperactivity in the general population, but the committee will review new evidence and could recommend additional studies and/or product label changes.
