Covered in The Star papers today.
My mom bought some at pasar malam a month ago, lucky we didn't consume any of it!
He said artificial colouring was used to fool the people into thinking that the guavas were jambu-apple hybrids.
He claimed that colouring agents brilliant blue and tartrazine were mixed for the light-green effect while carmoisine was used for red colouring.
Mohamed Idris said studies in Britain had linked tartrazine and carmoisine to temper tantrums, poor concentration, hyperactivity and allergic reaction in youngsters.
He said the Food Standards Agency in Britain had been reviewing the safety of such additives since 2000.
“Although the colouring substances are currently permitted under the (Malaysian) Food Act 1983, we need to question why fresh fruits are allowed to be coloured and modified?” he added.
Mohamed Idris said CAP had received complaints from foreign and local tourists who felt cheated after the fruits went bad within a day or two.
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