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2024-10-12 00:50:15 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Yellow 5 is approved for use in the United States by the FDA. The FDA considers it safe when used according to regulations. https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-yellow-5-food-dye https://www.drugs.com/inactive/fd-c-yellow-no-5-250.html Researchers have discovered that tartrazine, the yellow food dye commonly used in Cheetos, can make mouse skin temporarily transparent. https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/yellow-dye-transparent-skin-study https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/04/0148245/cheetos-food-dye-turns-mice-transparent https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-make-living-mices-skin-transparent-with-simple-food-dye/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/science/food-dye-transparent-mice-skin/index.html

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• Yellow 5 is approved for use in the United States by the FDA. The FDA considers it safe when used according to regulations. https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-yellow-5-food-dye https://www.drugs.com/inactive/fd-c-yellow-no-5-250.html Researchers have discovered that tartrazine, the yellow food dye commonly used in Cheetos, can make mouse skin temporarily transparent. https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/yellow-dye-transparent-skin-study https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/04/0148245/cheetos-food-dye-turns-mice-transparent https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-make-living-mices-skin-transparent-with-simple-food-dye/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/science/food-dye-transparent-mice-skin/index.html