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

Oct 22, 2018

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is conducting a risk assessment of the potential impacts of synthetic food dyes on children, particularly for neurobehavioral and other neurologic effects. OEHHA plans to include the following food dyes in its assessment:

FD&C Blue No. 1	CAS 3844-45-9
FD&C Blue No. 2	CAS 860-22-0
FD&C Green No.3	CAS 2353-45-9
Orange B	CAS 53060-70-1
Citrus Red No. 2	CAS 6358-53-8
FD&C Red No. 3	CAS 16423-68-0
FD&C Red No. 40	CAS 25956-17-6
FD&C Yellow No. 5	CAS 1934-21-0
FD&C Yellow No. 6	CAS 2783-94-0

As an initial step, OEHHA is requesting information relating to possible exposures and neurologic and neurobehavioral impacts of synthetic food dyes. The data call-in starts October 22, 2018 and runs through December 21, 2018. You may submit to OEHHA any studies or other relevant information electronically to:

http://www.oehha.ca.gov/comments

or via mail to:

Office of Environmental Hazard Assessment

1515 Clay Street, 16^th floor

Oakland, California 94612

Attention: Anna Smith, Food Dye Study

In conducting this risk assessment, OEHHA plans to evaluate the toxicology, epidemiology, clinical, and exposure literature and databases

As with OEHHA’s other risk assessment processes, this assessment will include a public review period and scientific peer review. OEHHA’s webpage for this study will be periodically updated as the study progresses.