Metanil yellow: The toxic food colorant

Authors

  • Dr. Suvendu Ghosh Hooghly Mohsin College, Chinsurah, Hooghly ‑ 712 101,West Bengal, India.
  • Debosree Ghosh Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,
  • Syed Benazir Firdaus Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,
  • Partha Sarathi Singha Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.4.16

Keywords:

Metanil yellow, food adulterant, health

Abstract

Metanil yellow is a food colorant used extensively in various foods. It is also used as an adulterant in different spices especially
turmeric and regular Indian foods like pulses. Metanil yellow belongs to “non‑permitted” category of food color. Continued
consumption of this toxic food color leads to adverse life‑threatening effects in humans. There are studies revealing adverse health
effects of metanil yellow. Serious concern and mass awareness are needed to be raised on the issue, and use of this toxic food color
needs to be abandoned completely.
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Author Biographies

Dr. Suvendu Ghosh, Hooghly Mohsin College, Chinsurah, Hooghly ‑ 712 101,West Bengal, India.

Department of Physiology,  Phone: +91‑9831757694

Debosree Ghosh, Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,

Department of Physiology, 

Syed Benazir Firdaus, Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,

Department of Physiology, 

Partha Sarathi Singha, Government General Degree College, Kharagpur II, Madpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India,

Department
of Chemistry, 

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Dr. Suvendu Ghosh, Debosree Ghosh, Syed Benazir Firdaus, & Partha Sarathi Singha. (2017). Metanil yellow: The toxic food colorant. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 4(4), 65–66. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.4.16

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2017): Vol 4 | Issue 4, October - December 2017

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