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There is actual evidence of some dyes causing behavioral issues in some children.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9052604/
It happened to my son. When he was 2, he would barely talk and had behavioral issues. We stopped red and yellow dye, and within two weeks he was much calmer and saying full sentences. No lie. Most people don’t believe us, but it most definitely happened.
For science, you must now reintroduce him to the dyes and record the results.
Further testing will be done on a double-blind basis.
Eventually he did start eating them again, maybe when he was about 8? It didn’t seem to cause the same issues then, but it’s hard to tell because he has severe ADHD, and I didn’t exactly measure his symptoms when in and off the dye. He is 18 now so it’s hard to remember.