Skip to Main Content
The School Newspaper of Southwest Career and Technical Academy.

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

All content by Whoelfort Inc.©2019
Consuming artificial dyes is now an essential part of the American diet as nearly all mass-produced commodities with unnatural hues are colored with these dyes. They come in all different colors and are made from synthetic acids that are combined to make sodium and calcium salts. “It may be an additive in some products we’ve used,” Foods teacher Chef Bakke said. “It’s in the red food dyes we use to color our buttercream for our cake lab.”

Photo Credit: Wholefort Inc.

[Photo] Researchers debate on the dangers of Red No. 40

October 30, 2023

Consuming artificial dyes is now an essential part of the American diet as nearly all mass-produced commodities with unnatural hues are colored with these dyes. They come in all different colors and are...