Rutgers study questions yellow dye safety
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - February 23, 2014 (WPVI) -- A Rutgers University study is raising questions about the safety of another artificial dye.
The latest to come under fire is a bright yellow coloring.
Rutgers University researchers say they've found traces of polychlorinated biphenyls - chemicals banned in the 1970s - leaching out of clothing and printed materials from around the world.
The Rutgers team, led by Lisa Rodenburg, an associate professor of environmental chemistry, tested paper products sold in 26 countries, as well as clothing sold in the United States, and found traces of PCB-11 in nearly all of them.
Because the compound is an unintended by-product of pigment manufacturing, the PCB-11 found in consumer products is exempt from laws regarding PCBs.
Little is known about the health effects of PCB-11.
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