In drinks like Mirinda and Fanta, where does this orange color come from? Synthetic food color is used, its code name is E110. Also known as Sunset Yellow FCF, its chemical name: “disodium 2-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)naphthalene-6-sulfonate”. It is an Azo Dye produced from Petroleum.
But it is very important for your life. In 1973, a pediatric Benjamin Feingold, found that artificial food flavours had resulted in hyperactivity among children. It affected the attention span of children as well.
This is why 22 years ago, in the year 2000, countries like Norway, Finland, and Sweden, banned this Sunset Yellow FCF. What could they do if the other countries aren’t very proactive about it?
