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The results from the study hypothesize that the food dye exposure did increase frequency of cell division in the colon
研究结果假设食物染料会增加结肠内部的细胞分裂
and suggest that the additives either block the cell cycle for new cell growth and increase the number of dividing cells
并提出添加剂要么阻断新的细胞生长周期，要么增加细胞分裂的数量
but after review of tissue sections from the study it showed that
但检验完实验中的组织切片后，结果显示
the additive had no effect in any of the organs that were examined.
添加剂对检验的器官没有产生影响
Researchers concluded that oral exposure to Amaranth did not induce gene altering effects in the mice.
研究人员由此认为口服紫红花不会诱发老鼠的基因突变
Amaranth is not considered to be a cause of altering DNA which will be a potential cause of disease or cancer.
因而紫红花并不是DNA发生变化的原因，也不是疾病或癌症的潜在原因
Carcinogenicity data concerning Amaranth are abundant
关于紫红花致癌的数据很多
but were inaccurately reported or inconclusive,
但它们都报道得不准确
most studies have indicated a lack of carcinogenic potential
大多数研究都认为其不含致癌性
but some suggest increased tumor incidence.
但也有一些认为该物质增加肿瘤几率
Amaranth is still in Canada and Europe today
紫红花今天依然在加拿大和欧洲使用
but despite research studies that support this food additive as safe
但即便研究显示该物质是安全的
[11:29.22 the FDA's ban for its use is still in effect today in the United States.
美国食药局依然禁止其在美国的使用
The ban imposed in the 1970's was based on the concept that
美国70年代实施的禁令主要是基于
the additive could possibly be unsafe and was largely a reaction to the public scare of the food additive instead of solid research.
添加剂可能不安全这一说法和公众对之的恐慌，而不是基于可靠的研究
The colour additive could make a comeback in the US
颜色添加剂可能会重回美国
if a company decided to petition the FDA
如果某个公司决定向食药局请愿
and provide substantial information of the additive's safety.
并提供充足的证据证明添加剂安全性
Tartrazine is the next food additive that will be covered.
下面提到的食品添加剂是酒石黄
This food additive is a certified food colour also known as FDNC yellow nr 5, CI nr 19140 and food yellow number 4.
这种物质是合法的食用染料又称食用黄5号和食用黄4号
It comes in an orange yellow powder that will dissolve in water and is used in a variety of food products,
它是一种可融水，橘黄色的粉末用于多种食品
cosmetics and medication to impart its orange yellow colour.
药品和化妆品的生产以使之具有橘黄色
Tenaka et al published a study in 2008 in the reproductive toxicology journal to examine the safety of tartrazine.
Tenaka等人于2008年在杂志《生殖毒理学》发布一项研究来检验酒黄石的安全性
The study's purpose was to determine if there were negative behavioral side effects of Tartrazine in parent generation of mice and their offspring.
该研究目的在于探究酒黄石是否对两代老鼠的行为存在副作用
