African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Review

Toxicological and safety assessment of tartrazine as a synthetic food additive on health biomarkers: A review

Kamal A. Amin
  • Kamal A. Amin
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, City Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
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Fawzia S. Al-Shehri
  • Fawzia S. Al-Shehri
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, City Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 25 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 15 January 2018
  •  Published: 07 February 2018

How to cite this article

APA /
Amin, K. A., & Al-Shehri, F. S. (2018). Toxicological and safety assessment of tartrazine as a synthetic food additive on health biomarkers: A review. African Journal of Biotechnology , 17(6), 139-149.
Chicago /
Kamal A. Amin, and Fawzia S. Al-Shehri  . "Toxicological and safety assessment of tartrazine as a synthetic food additive on health biomarkers: A review." African Journal of Biotechnology 17, no. 6 (2018): 139-149.
MLA /
Kamal A. Amin, and Fawzia S. Al-Shehri  . "Toxicological and safety assessment of tartrazine as a synthetic food additive on health biomarkers: A review." African Journal of Biotechnology 17.6 (2018): 139-149.