Global Regulatory Status of Synthetic Colors Approved for Use in Human Food

JECFA US Canada Australia/New Zealand EU/UK
Brilliant Blue FCF FD&C Blue No. 1 Brilliant Blue FCF Brilliant Blue FCF (133) E133
Indigotine (Indigo Carmine) FD&C Blue No. 2 Indigotine Indigotine (132) E132
Fast Green FCF FD&C Green No. 3 Fast Green FCF Fast green FCF (143) Not Authorized
Erythrosine FD&C Red No. 3** Erythrosine Erythrosine (127) E127
Allura red AC FD&C Red No. 40 Allura Red Allura Red AC (129) E129*
Tartrazine FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tartrazine Tartrazine (102) E102*
Sunset yellow FCF FD&C Yellow No. 6 Sunset Yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF (110) E110*
Withdrawn Citrus Red No. 2 Citrus Red 2 Not authorized Not authorized
Not reviewed Orange B Not authorized Not authorized Not authorized
Quinoline yellow Not authorized*** Not authorized Quinoline Yellow (104) E104*
Azorubine (Carmoisine) Delisted Not authorized Azorubine or Carmoisine (122) E122*
Amaranth Delisted Amaranth Amaranth (123) E123
Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) Not authorized Not authorized Ponceau 4R (124) E124*
Patent blue V Not authorized Not authorized Not authorized E131
Green S Not authorized Not authorized Green S (142) E142
Brilliant black (Black PN) Not authorized Not authorized Brilliant black BN or Brilliant Black PN (151) E151
Brown HT Not authorized Not authorized Brown HT (155) E155
Lithol rubine BK Not authorized*** Not authorized Not authorized E180
withdrawn Not authorized*** Ponceau SX Not authorized Not authorized
Total: 9 10 14 15

 

*Subject to warning label
**Delisted as of 2027
***Authorized for use in drugs and cosmetics only

Please Note: Different regulatory authorities or jurisdictions around the world may use different names for the same color additive.