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Patent Blue V is banned as a [[food dye]] in [[Australia]] and [[US]], because health officials in these countries suspect that it may cause allergic reactions, with symptoms ranging from itching<ref name=Barthelmes2010>L. Barthelmes, A. Goyal, R.G. Newcombe, F. McNeill, R.E. Mansel, [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2009.10.007 Adverse reactions to patent blue V dye – The NEW START and ALMANAC experience], European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO), Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2010, Pages 399-403, ISSN 0748-7983</ref> and [[nettle rash]] to [[nausea]], [[hypotension]], and in rare cases [[anaphylactic shock]]; it is therefore not recommended for children in those countries for children.