Petition Ban artificial colours (E numbers) from children's medicine in the UK

Many medicines for children and babies still contain dangerous E numbers. E.g Calpol has E122; a colour which can cause health issues, behavioural problems and hyperactivity in children. The FSA advises against giving such colourings to children. Natural colours should be used instead if required.

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Much information is available, but here are just a few of the links:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/10October/Pages/Call-to-ban-additives-in-childrens-medicines.aspx
http://www.webmd.boots.com/add-adhd/guide/food-dye-adhd
http://www.feingold.org/Research/PDFstudies/E-numbers.pdf
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/10395491/Additives-in-Calpol-should-be-banned-due-to-hyperactivity-in-children.html
http://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/labellingcoloursreg13332008.pdf

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Date closed 4 September 2016
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