Made from petroleum, red dye 40 is a synthetic food dye. Some studies suggest a link between red dye 40 and ADHD behavior; the dye might trigger or exacerbate behavioral changes in sensitive children.
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan ...
SCNU-UG International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Science and Display, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China ...