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Barciela P, Perez-Vazquez A, Prieto MA. Azo dyes in the food industry: Features, classification, toxicity, alternatives, and regulation. Food Chem Toxicol 2023:113935. [PMID: 37429408 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
Abstract
Azo dyes, including Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow, and Carmoisine, are added to foods to provide color, but they have no value with regard to nutrition, food preservation, or health benefits. Because of their availability, affordability, stability, and low cost, and because they provide intense coloration to the product without contributing unwanted flavors, the food industry often prefers to use synthetic azo dyes rather than natural colorants. Food dyes have been tested by regulatory agencies responsible for guaranteeing consumer safety. Nevertheless, the safety of these colorants remains controversial; they have been associated with adverse effects, particularly due to the reduction and cleavage of the azo bond. Here, we review the features, classification, regulation, toxicity, and alternatives to the use of azo dyes in food.
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- P Barciela
- Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, E32004, Ourense, Spain.
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Brucker N, Menezes C, Charão MF, da Silva LC, Sant'anna Oliveira TS, Menezes JM, Muller I, Gioda A, de Carvalho BRF, de Castro Paz Calheiros O, Rizzetti TM, Zanella R, Garcia SC. Bioassays to screen the toxicity in drinking water samples collected in Brazilian rural area. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2021; 10:856-867. [PMID: 34484677 DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Agriculture activities have increased the concentration of pesticides and metals in the environment. The excessive use of pesticides can generate an environmental impact and contribute to the development of human diseases. This study aimed to determine the presence of pesticides and metals in water samples collected in the Brazilian rural area in two different periods (before and after pesticide application) and to evaluate the alternative bioassays Lactuca sativa, Allium cepa, and Caenorhabditis elegans to monitoring toxicity in human drinking water samples. Eight sites in the rural area were selected and water samples were collected in two different periods of the year (before and after pesticide application). The presence of the pesticides was determinated by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The potential toxicity of the water samples was performed with three different alternatives in vivo models (L. sativa, A. cepa, and C. elegans). Fifty-seven pesticides were analyzed and, according to the results, the most found ones were clomazone, atrazine, tebuconazole, metconazole, pyrimethanil, and carbofuran-3-hydroxide, which is a metabolic degradation product of insecticide carbofuran. The most detected metals were Cu, Cr, Mg, Fe, and Mn. The assays with L. sativa and A. cepa showed alterations in the period after pesticide application, while C. elegans presented changes in both periods compared to the same collection sites. These results indicate that bioassays, especially C. elegans, could be complementary and useful tools for monitoring the toxicity in drinking water samples.
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- Natália Brucker
- Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program on Toxicology and Analytical Toxicology, University Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul 93525-075, Brazil
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- Graduate Program on Toxicology and Analytical Toxicology, University Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul 93525-075, Brazil
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- Graduate Program on Toxicology and Analytical Toxicology, University Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul 93525-075, Brazil
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- Graduate Program on Toxicology and Analytical Toxicology, University Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul 93525-075, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pesticide Residue Analysis (LARP), Chemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pesticide Residue Analysis (LARP), Chemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90610-000, Brazil
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CARVALHO BDL, SALES IMS, PERON AP. Cytotoxic, genotoxic and mutagenic potential of UHT whole milk. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-457x.21916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil
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Atlı Şekeroğlu Z, Güneş B, Kontaş Yedier S, Şekeroğlu V, Aydın B. Effects of tartrazine on proliferation and genetic damage in human lymphocytes. Toxicol Mech Methods 2017; 27:370-375. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2017.1296051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Zülal Atlı Şekeroğlu
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Amasya University, Amasya, Turkey
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