Synthetic Food Dyes and Their Effects on Children

What must foods containing synthetic dyes in the European Union carry?

• A price tag

• A warning label

• A nutritional chart

• A recipe suggestion

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What organization in California has been assessing the effects of synthetic dyes?

• California Department of Education

• California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

• California Health and Human Services Agency

• California Department of Public Health

Which organization conducted a review on synthetic dyes for the European ADHD Guidelines Group?

• World Health Organization

• Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine

• American Medical Association

• National Institutes of Health

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

What does OEHHA's draft find about the FDA's acceptable levels of dyes?

• They are adequate for neurobehavioral effects.

• They do not adequately take neurobehavioral effects into account.

• They are based on recent studies.

• They are safe for all children.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the FDA's acceptable level (ADI) for Yellow 5 compared to the level identified by OEHHA?

• 10 times higher

• 20 times higher

• 60 times higher

• 100 times higher

What is the nature of the effects caused by synthetic food dyes?

• Permanent and irreversible

• Short-term and resolve after discontinuation

• Beneficial and health-promoting

• Unrelated to diet

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is a common characteristic of synthetic food dyes in schools?

• They are rarely found in school foods.

• They are only found in beverages.

• They are commonplace in supermarket shelves and school foods.

• They are banned in all school foods.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

What synthetic dyes are found in Cheetos® Fantastix!® Flamin’ Hot® Corn and Potato Snacks?

• Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake

• Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake

• Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake

• Green 3 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake

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CCSS.RI.6.1

What is one of the policy implications regarding synthetic dyes in foods?

• Encourage the use of synthetic dyes in beverages.

• Prohibit synthetic dyes in foods starting with schools and daycare centers.

• Allow synthetic dyes in all foods.

• Ignore the presence of synthetic dyes in foods.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

What is the purpose of requiring warning labels on foods with synthetic dyes?

• To promote the use of synthetic dyes.

• To inform consumers that synthetic dyes may cause adverse behavior in children.

• To encourage the sale of synthetic dyes.

• To make synthetic dyes more appealing.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.6