Children's food alert.A COCKTAIL of common additives found in some children's food and drinks has a toxic effect on nerve cells, laboratory research out last night suggests. It hindered the growth of tree-like structures found on nerve cells taken from mice, University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. History The University was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, admitting its first students in 1882. researchers found. Lab tests exposed nerve cells to pairs of additives at levels similar to those found in some children's snacks and drinks. Their combined impact was greater than that of the additives' individual effects added together. The study's aim was to imitate the concentration of additives which enters the bloodstream. The four additives were: E133 brilliant blue' E104 quinoline quin·o·line n. An aromatic organic base synthesized or obtained from coal tar and used as a food preservative and in making antiseptics. quinoline a drug used originally as an antimalarial. yellow' E621 monosodium glutamate (MSG) and E951 aspartame aspartame: see sweetener, artificial. aspartame Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie . The Soil Association and organic food manufacturer Organix Brands yesterday presented the research findings to the office of Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. |
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