Aftershock! Yummy!
Late last night I ran out of throat medicine. My throat was really sore and I remembered someone had left a mini bottle of red Aftershock. Remembering it was great if you had a sore throat so I had a shot and all was well.
I'm one of these people that do read packaging and saw that it contained E123 which stirred up a distant memory. One web check later and I was quite worried be the results. This stuff, Amaranth FD&C Red 2, is pretty much completely banned through out pretty much half the world as it causes:
Allergic and/or intolerance reactions, similar to nettle rash, particularly amongst those with an aspirin intolerance or asthmatics. can provoke asthma, eczema and hyperactivity; it caused birth defects and foetal deaths in some animal tests, possibly also cancer.
Nice. Follow link for more alarming reading.
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riverghost servicing your mum since, Sun 23 Nov 2008, 9:59,
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