This is adapted from a recent press release by the Feingold Association
“Most parents don’t realize that several widely used preservatives and synthetic food dyes have been shown to trigger constriction of the airways and other asthmatic symptoms in sensitive children,” said Jane Hersey, National Director of the nonprofit Feingold Association (www.feingold.org), which helps families use a low-additive diet developed by allergist Dr. Ben Feingold.
A 2012 study published in The International Archives of Allergy and Immunology concluded that the increased consumption of synthetic additive