Young Organics - Kids

“Theoretically, if organic standards were adopted as mandatory tomorrow, all the current troubles we’re experiencing from preservatives and additives would vanish.”

She says it is essential there is more commitment to getting rid of foods with ‘added nasties’ by retailers in Australia.

“There are in particular six artificial food colours which have been banned in the UK after being connected to hyperactivity in children, which are still commonly found on shelves where children’s food is found in Australia – but are banned in organics.” (colours are: sunset yellow (E110), tartrazine (E102), carmoisine (E122), ponceau 4R (E124), quinoline yellow (E104), and allura red (E129)).