Health: Cancer causing dyes in your food

Cancer causing dyes in your food - Sudan 1 and para red

Written by anita_cherrys@yahoo.com

Recently there has been product recalls in UK and EU countries due to repparttar

usage of illegal dyes Sudan 1 and Para red in Chilly products. Sudan dye is an orange-red powder; organic chemical derived from coal tar and belongs to repparttar 136963

azo group. They are usually used for coloring oil, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes. These dyes have shown to cause liver cancer, splenic fibrosis, bladder cancer and leukemia in rats. Azo dyes splits into amines after oral intake and so no tolerable dose can be laid down. The level of dye in Chilly powder is very low and so repparttar 136964

risk is also low. There is no immediate illness and so there is no need to panic, but in principle repparttar 136965

dye is harmful and so we should be cautious.

Sudan 1 was found added to chilly powder to give red color and products made from it like sauces, soups, salad dressings, Worcester sauce, takeaways, ready meals and restaurant meals will be affected. It doesn’t occur naturally and so is not found in fresh chilies or dried chilies. In UK repparttar 136966 Sudan dye scare recorded repparttar 136967 biggest food recall in history this February. Many cases of banned dyes in non refined palm oil have been identified and one case of turmeric also has been identified.

The Causes Of Acne ... And How To Avoid Them

Written by Steve Williams

If you aren't a sufferer of repparttar

effects of acne, feel lucky. Acne is one of repparttar 136942

most common skin diseases in repparttar 136943

United States, affecting some 17 million people.

By definition, it occurs when repparttar 136944 pores of repparttar 136945 skin are plugged, where repparttar 136946 natural oil, called sebum, can't reach repparttar 136947 pore's surface.

Doctors believe that it could be repparttar 136948 overproduction of sebum that contributes to repparttar 136949 clogging of pores, which results in repparttar 136950 formation of pimples and zits. All of this occurs especially around repparttar 136951 time of puberty, adolescence and even into adulthood.

Problems with severe acne can go on for years, even into one's forties or fifties.

The sebaceous glands, which produce repparttar 136952 sebum, connect to repparttar 136953 hair follicle. Breakouts of pimples and/or zits on repparttar 136954 face, upper-back and chest are most common in this are because this is where repparttar 136955 glands are most active.

While acne isn't a deadly disease, per se, it can lead to problems later for those who've been inflicted by it. Whiteheads and blackheads can last for an extended period of time, causing irritation and inflammation.

Sufferers of acne usually become self-conscious if repparttar 136956 pimples and zits lead to cysts that can leave deep facial scars. These scars may never truly disappear.

Now that we understand repparttar 136957 biological factors that contribute to acne, we can focus on repparttar 136958 environmental and genetic aspects of repparttar 136959 disease. As far as genetics are concerned, adolescents with a family history of acne tend to also have repparttar 136960 disease.

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