She can’t have candy or pop because of this allergy

No KD, no candy, and sometimes even no medications.

Those are just a few things Marian Boyer can’t consume because of her allergy to tartrazine.

Tartrazine, also referred to as orange food dye, is a chemical compound used in many processed foods, medications and cosmetic products.

It causes Boyer to break out in itchy hives and have trouble breathing. For most of her early life, Boyer says she believed the reaction was caused by eggs. It wasn't until she suffered an allergic reaction to Aspirin during her pregnancy that she sought out an allergist, who told her "right away even before he did the testing, 'I know what you have.'"

As a result, she has to double check labels on all the food she buys since manufacturers go back and forth on removing the product or adding it back in.

Companies that use tartrazine in their products are required by Health Canada to list it on the label. But other countries, like Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, don’t permit it.

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