Additives linked to hyperactivity still used in medicines for young - The Guardian 25th February 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

Colour and sweetness additives with links to hyperactivity in some children are still being used to help medicine go down, campaigners claim in a report today. Laboratory tests on 70 syrups and other products to treat young people found that 28 contained one or more E-number products, says the Food Commission. Research at Southampton university traced additives in 16 proprietary medicines sold as suitable for children aged under three, in spite of advice from the government's Food Standards Agency that parents with children showing signs of hyperactivity should avoid E-number products.

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