Madhumita Bhattacharjee
Abstract
Now-a-days synthetic food colours have become one of the most indispensable parts of human life. They are added to food items, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals to give them an acceptable appearance. Sunset yellow is a permitted yellow coloured synthetic azo food colour which is frequently used in many food items. There are various adverse health effects after intake of excess amounts of this dye. The author warns the general public about the hazardous effects of Sunset yellow. Special attention should be given to children who frequently consume food items with added synthetic food colours.