( Refer to the newsletters for full details )   P&N Extra Juicy Cordial I had selected this product out  for us to applaud as this WAS the only cordial available in major supermarkets which did not use benzoate preservative and coal tar dye colours.. However, just recently, they have changed their products and have started to use benzoate preservatives again, meaning that there is now  NO regular cordial  you can buy without nasty colours AND benzoates. I dont use cordial at home but a lot of families do, and it is a staple in many school canteens and for parties and sporting clubs, so it would be great to have one brand  on the shelves which could be trusted. I suggest we try to convince them to go back to the drawing board, get rid of the benzoates and get rid of the coal tar dyes while they are at it. Copy and paste the text below (or make up your own) and click on this link to join in this campaign. "I used to buy your Extra Juicy Orange Fruit Juicy Cordial because it did not contain benzoate preservative or harmful colours. I was dismayed to learn recently that you have reformulated and are now using  preservatives 211 and 223 across your range. Both of these preservatives are not recommended for asthmatics, and 211 is also linked to hyperactivity and adverse behaviour effects in children. I will no longer purchase your product while  it contains these additives. I hope that your company will  decide to do the right thing and reformulate the cordials to be preservative free again, and also ensure that your products only contain safe, natural colours. At the moment there is no benzoate free cordial on the market, yet there are many consumers like me, who wish to avoid harmful additives. Due to widespread consumer concern in the UK, manufacturers there have already proven that this is entirely possible and it would be great to see an Australian owned company leading the way here  also.  I am more than happy to refrigerate the cordial to prevent spoilage, rather than have harmful preservatives in the product. A smaller size, ( eg 1ltr bottle,) would also be helpful." Bakers Delight Pink Rolls for Breast Cancer. Every year Bakers Delight have a wonderful promotion where they donate a substantial amount of money for breast cancer research from the sale of their pink iced finger buns. Whilst I do not want to detract at all from the worthiness of this donation ( I think its great they do this ) I can not endorse their use of food additive colours 123 Amaranth and 124 Ponceau Red in the icing on the pink buns. It makes a bit of a mockery of their campaign to be using these additives with are themselves suspected carcinogens , linked to hyperactivity , asthma, skin rashes and more and actually both banned in foods in the USA!. As always there are perfectly safe colour additives available for them to use to make pink icing,  and there is no need at all to use these particular colours. Last time we lobbied Bakers Delight they responded very quickly so I expect this campaign should have a positive outcome also. Copy the text below, and click on this link, and paste your comments to join in this campaign. "I am writing to express my dissapointment at your use of food additive colours 123 and 124 in your Pink Wish Pink Icing Finger Buns. Although I think it is great that your company is supporting breast cancer research, I think it is appalling that you choose to use colours such as these in products aimed at children, and especially products sold to raise awareness of breast cancer !!. Additive 123 Amaranth is not considered safe for use in foods in the USA ( it has been banned since 1976) , because of concern about links to cancer in animal studies. It is also an additive which is not recommended for children  because of links to hyperactivity, behaviour problems and asthma. Additive 124 Ponceau Red is also not considered safe in foods in the USA . It is also regarded as a suspected carcinogen in animal studies and is one of 6 colours additives shown to  definitely cause hyperactivity in children in recent research from  the UK. This additive is now being phased out of foods throughout the UK due to concern about its proven adverse effect on childrens` behaviour. There is no excuse for your company to continue to use these additives, especially not in products which are aimed at children. As a company which highlights avoidance of harmful preservatives, I hope that you will immediately look at the other harmful additives used in your products, and take steps to remove these as well,  so that consumers can have trust in your products. There are perfectly safe food addtive colours which you can use instead to make pink icing for your buns.If you were really serious about promoting breast cancer awareness and raising funds for research, I think you should ensure that ALL your producst contain only the safest of ingredients."