Comment Submissions - Request for Information on the Neurologic and Neurobehavioral Impacts of Synthetic Food Dyes

Dear Sirs, We hereby forward reference data on the neurologic and neurobehavioral impacts of synthetic food dyes. The intention of our submission is to ensure that recent and relevant scientific studies are brought to your attention. Furthermore, we include an overview of the current regulatory situation worldwide on warning labelling of synthetic food dyes and appraisal of natural colors. We encourage you to take the enclosed references into consideration in your risk assessment and in particular look deeper into the significant differences in the occurrence of children with diagnosed ADHD in USA and EU. We stay at your disposal for further clarification. Yours Sincerely Natural Colors Division Chr. Hansen, Inc.