Write about artificial food colours, the substances used in them and their harmful effects.
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Artificial food colours used for :
- For Red colour : Ponceau 4 R, carmoisine and erythrosine.
- For yellow colour : tetrazene and sunset yellow FCF.
- For blue colour : Indigo carmine and Brilliant blue FCF.
- For green colour : Fast green FCF.
Excessive consumption of these colours can be detrimental to health. These artificial food colours cause diseases like ADHD in small children, allergies, disorders of the nervous system, cancer, etc.