Reproductive and neurobehavioural toxicity study of tartrazine administered to mice in the diet.

Reproductive and neurobehavioural toxicity study of tartrazine administered to mice in the diet.

Author: Tanaka T
Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan. t-tanaka@poohlover.net


"Tartrazine was given in the diet . . . and selected reproductive and neurobehavioural parameters were measured. In movement activity of exploratory behaviour in the F(0) generation, number of vertical activity was significantly increased...The average body weight . . .was significantly increased . . . In behavioural developmental parameters, surface righting . . . was significantly accelerated . . . Cliff avoidance at PND 7 was significantly accelerated . . . Negative geotaxis at PND 4 was significantly delayed . . . number of movement showed a significant tendency to be affected . . . Nevertheless, . . . the actual dietary intake of tartrazine is presumed to be much lower. It would therefore appear that the levels of actual dietary intake of tartrazine is unlikely to produce any adverse effects in humans."

I have to say the fact that Tanaka decided there would be no adverse effects in humans despite what happened 
to the mice due to the fact that people would simply eat less is absurd. Tanaka has done some great studies in the past as is this one his conclusion however is well..... Ignorant.

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