一种在新西兰本地超市很常见的日清牌海带色拉（500g装 约$7.55）被分析出使用了新西兰标准中禁止使用的人工色素 黄色4号。

分 析指出这种中国产海带中含有人工色素“黄色4号”，这种色素不在新西兰允许使用的人工色素范围内，也从1960年开始被美国修法禁止使用。化验报告认为， 尽管含量较小，但这种禁用成分出现在新西兰食品市场也是事实。而有争议的“黄色4号”被认为和儿童多动症及精力不集中可能相关，不过在部分国家和地区仍有 使用。

新西兰披露的成分分析原文：

Yellow No 4 (.0008%): This colour is not included in the list of approved food colours for use in New Zealand. The only yellows approved in this country to be added to food are known as yellow No 5 (tartrazine) yellow No 6 (sunset yellow), yellow No 10 (quinolone) or the natural colours riboflavin (101) and saffron (164). Yellow numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 were delisted in the United States as part of the Colour Additive Amendments of 1960 which means they are banned from use in food. In 1950, children became ill from certain colourings used in candy and popcorn. This led to some orange and red colours being delisted. Then studies were carried out on other colours and that led to the delisting of the four yellows in 1960. The amount of colour used is tiny but the fact remains it is not an approved food additive for this country.

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