Allergy to food color (dye)


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Allergy to food color (dye)
August 13, 2003

Could you please let me know what allergic to red dye no2 is and where it is found? -- B., South Africa

Food coloring has been reported to cause anaphylactic reactions including rashes, swelling, and trouble breathing in a some people. Food dyes can also trigger asthma.

Food coloring is used in a variety of foods. Red food dye #2 (also known as carmine or cochineal extract) is actually made from dried insects (cochineal bugs) found in South America or the Canary Islands. Red dye #2 is the most widely recognized food dye allergy.

Yellow food dye #5 (tartrazine), and blue food dye #1 (Brilliant blue FCF), are also implicated in allergic reactions to food color additives. There are a number of other food dyes that have been noted to cause allergic reactions as well.

Reactions to food dyes are not IgE (true allergic type) reactions, so they are sometimes classified as food intolerances rather than food allergies.

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References:

Popsicle-induced anaphylaxis due to carmine dye allergy, Annals of Allergy & Immunology, November, 1997, National Library of Medicine, U.S.Government.
Food dye can cause severe allergic reactions, University of Michigan, November 1997.
Allergic reactions to red food dye American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.

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Allergy to food color (dye) August 13, 2003

Allergy to food color (dye)
August 13, 2003