THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the Health Ministry to ban the use of food colouring Ponceau 4R.
Its president S.M. Mohamed Idris said the reddish-orange dye produced from petroleum products was already banned in Canada, Norway and United States as it was known to cause cancer, allergic reactions and asthma.
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