Editing Confectionery (section)

==Risks==

Contaminants and [[Food coloring|coloring agents]] in confectionery can be particularly harmful to children. Therefore, confectionery contaminants, such as high levels of [[lead]], have been restricted to 1 ppm in the US. There is no specific maximum in the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-20 |title=Lead in Food {{!}} EFSA |url=https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1570 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.efsa.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>

Candy colorants, particularly yellow colorants such as [[Tartrazine|E102 Tartrazine]], [[Quinoline Yellow WS|E104 Quinoline Yellow WS]] and [[Sunset Yellow FCF|E110 Sunset Yellow FCF]], have many restrictions around the world. Tartrazine, for example, can cause allergic and [[Asthma|asthmatic reactions]] and was once banned in Austria, Germany, and Norway. Some countries such as the UK have asked the food industry to phase out the use of these colorants, especially for products marketed to children.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-11-12 |title=Ministers agree food colour ban |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7725316.stm |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>