Nonclinical safety evaluation of food colorant lac dye via systematic toxicity profiling with assessment of in vivo antigenic potential

• Main Authors: Jin-Sung Park (Author), Seung-Hyun Kim (Author), Yun-Soon Kim (Author), Euna Kwon (Author), Hyun-Jin Lim (Author), Kang-Min Han (Author), Yang-Kyu Choi (Author), Chul-Woo Jung (Author), Byeong-Cheol Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lac dye is a natural colorant derived mainly from the insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) and has been used in food and beverage as a red-coloring additive. Despite its increasing use for human consumption as an alternative for allergy-associated cochineal, its toxicity profile remained incomplete to suffici...