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Assessment of the results of the study by McCann et al. (2007) on the effect of some colours and sodium benzoate on children’s behaviour [1] - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Food Contact Materials (AFC)

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.660

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Keywords:
Hyperactivity, ADHD, children's behaviour, Southampton study, McCann, food additives, food colours, Tartrazine, Ponceau 4R, Carmoisine, Quinoline Yellow, Allura Red AC, Sunset Yellow FCF, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid
Question Number:
EFSA-Q-2007-171

Panel members at the time of adoption

Fernando Aguilar, Herman Autrup, Sue Barlow∗, Laurence Castle, Riccardo Crebelli,
Wolfgang Dekant, Karl-Heinz Engel, Natalie Gontard, David Gott*, Sandro Grilli, Rainer
Gürtler, John Chr. Larsen, Catherine Leclercq, Jean-Charles Leblanc, F. Xavier Malcata, Wim
Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Iona Pratt, Ivonne Rietjens, Paul Tobback, Fidel Toldrá.

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© European Food Safety Authority, 2008