Dangerous Fact About Yellow Color

EVERY person has their own favorite colors, including yellow.

One study found, the use of yellow color is associated with serious health risks.

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Based on the preliminary findings of a previous study found that toxic chemicals known as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), is found in yellow dye in the garment and printing equipment.

Chemicals that may be carcinogenic considered as known to cause cancer in animals, but the effect on humans is still not known.

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States found that those chemicals are associated with a higher risk than birth defects, cancer and developmental problems.

Researchers from Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, Lisa Rodenburg said, most daily products containing this chemicals are involved.

A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology tested 16 types of clothing and 28 pieces of yellow paper samples.

"A total of 16 samples and 26 samples of paper clothing tested positive for the chemical involved.

"The use of these substances in phase creates disturbing and feared that if users have tried to avoid the yellow colored product, they are still at risk of exposure to the toxins through air and water, which can eventually get into their bodies," he explained.

He said, PCB also can enter the human body through food or drinks that are exposed to the substance.

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