Food Additives: tartrazine
Watch out for yellow colorant #5, or tartrazine. It has been linked with adverse reactions in sensitive people who are typically aspirin intolerant, allergic, or asthmatic. Symptoms may include hives, itching, runny nose, and asthma. This dye is the only dye that must be identified by name on food labels. Although it does not represent a major health risk to most people, its use in childrens’ medications is clearly inappropriate.