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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Tartrazine, causes tumors, asthma, developmental delays…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 02:34

Food manufacturers began using it to cover up the discoloration of low quality foods that they wanted to pass off on unsuspecting customers. They didn't know back then that this yellow dye, Tartrazine, causes tumors, asthma, developmental delays, neurological damage, add, adhd, hormone disruption, gene damage, anxiety, depression, intestinal injuries. Well, we know it now. We've known this for decades. That's why Target is heavily restricted in other countries. In some countries, foods with tartrazine have a warning label that it may cause ADHD in children. (02:34–02:50)

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Asserts that tartrazine is linked to various health issues.

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