Genotoxic effect of two commonly used food dyes metanil yellow and carmoisine using Allium cepa L. as indicator

Food dyes are important component of food in this fast life. Metanil yellow and carmoisine are two azo dyes which are being used at an alarming rate for increasing visual appearance and consumer validity of food. There is a lot of controversy regarding the genotoxicity of these two dyes. In the pres...

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Main Authors: Ishfaq Shafi Khan, Md. Niamat Ali, Rabia Hamid, Showkat Ahmad Ganie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750018307820