Artificial food colours — the kind you find in candies, drinks and processed meats — are now under international scrutiny for possibly causing cancer, allergic reactions and behavioural issues. What can you do to keep your food safe?

There’s something undeniably attractive about the colour red. It’s powerful, bold and assertive on the lips; appetising in food and on restaurant billboards; and certainly hard to miss on a traffic signal — or so we’d hope!