Tartrazine: Uses, Controversies, and Health Implications of the Popular Synthetic Food Colorant

Tartrazine, also known as E102 in Europe, is one of the most common synthetic food colorants in the world. It is a lemon-yellow Azo dye that is mainly used for coloring processed foods, cosmetics, medications, and even textiles. Though the bright color of this dye makes it so commercially appealing to food manufacturers and Tartrazine […]