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JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
卷 4, 期 2, 页码 4-13出版社
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/17466660200900008
关键词
hyperactivity; food additives; precautionary principle; evidence-based policy
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- UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Food Standards Agency
The possible effects of food additives (specifically artificial colours) have been debated for over 30 years. The evidence accumulated suggests that for some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) food colours exacerbate their condition. Two studies undertaken by a research group at the University of Southampton have extended these findings to the effects on hyperactivity in children from the general population who do not show ADHD. This article reviews the response from policy-makers to these findings and concludes that the failure to impose a mandatory ban on the six food colours in the Southampton study is inadequate and that such a ban would be an appropriate application of the precautionary principle when the evidence is considered to be at the margins of certainty.
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