The Center for Science in the Public Interest

the Center for Science in the Public Interest

In an article reported by Associated Press, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the use of eight artificial colors in food because the additives may cause hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children. These colors include Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3, and Yellow 6.

This consumer advocacy group is not the only one making these claims. Feingold Association, another organization dedicated to helping children with behavior problems, also suggests that artificial dyes are connected to hyperactivity.

The center’s executive director, Michael F. Jacobson indicates the colors often mask the absence of real food and attempt to appeal to children through color. Dyes are often added to cereals, candies, sodas, and many snack foods.

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Children receive a Social Security number not long after they are born. It’s against the law for them to use that number to obtain credit until they are at least 18 years old. The number remains dormant until then.

However, it is entirely possible that your child’s SSN could be stolen and used to commit identity theft.

Companies that issue credit have no way of finding out if a SSN belongs to a child!

Criminals have discovered methods for getting Social Security numbers that belong to children, and use them to obtain credit. This is typically carried out through selling what’s known as credit privacy numbers (CPN) or credit protection numbers online.

The biggest problem is that you and your kids won’t realize that an identity theft has occurred until they are nearly adults. It simply won’t be discovered because the child’s SSN isn’t being used for anything.

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