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

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What the petition asks

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.

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

Timeline

4 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
4 Sep 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 72

Status Closed

Opened 4 Mar 2016

Closed 4 Sep 2016

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