Examination of effect of tartrazin and azurobin on gene expression in mice treated DMBA

Introduction: Nowadays increasingly more and more studies are published about the carcinogenic, gene expression modifier effects of food additives. In our country the Hungarian Food Book's (Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus) law regulations allow the use of artifical colourants, such as tartrazine and azurobine – however, which were to be forbidden by the British Food Agency in food industry. These colourants are used in: foam powders, processed cheeses, jams, alcoholic drinks with fruit content, mustard, biscuits, ice creams, desserts, but spirits and trendy dietary supplements do contain them as well. Methods: We…