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Allura Red AC, also known as FD&C Red 40 or E129, is a red azo dye commonly used in food. It was developed in 1971 by the Allied Chemical Corporation, who gave the substance its name. [1] [2] It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water.
The electrolyte drink is banned in Europe because it contains a handful of outlawed ingredients including brominated vegetable oil, Yellow 5 and 6, and Red 40, all of which have been linked to ...
The law will ban six of the nine FDA-approved artificial food dyes –– Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2 and Green No. 3 –– in public school food and drinks by ...
A widely used artificial food dye could soon be outlawed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to ban an artificial food coloring called Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine. The ...
Erythrosine is restricted as a food additive in the European Union, China, and the United Kingdom. [10] Its usage is limited in Australia, and New Zealand. [11] Erythrosine can be used in colored food and ingested drugs in the U.S. without any restriction; however, its use is banned in cosmetics and topical drugs.
"Allura Red AC was at one time banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, and Switzerland, and was also banned in Sweden until the country joined the European Union in 1994.[9][not in citation given]--> In Norway, it was banned between 1978 and 2001, a period in which azo dyes were only legally used in alcoholic beverages and some fish products."
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on the additive known as red dye No. 3, prevalent in candies, drinks and other products.
Red or pink Not approved in the EU. [11] E129 Allura Red AC (FD&C Red 40) Red Approved in the EU. [8] Banned in Switzerland. [citation needed] Undergoing a voluntary phase out in the UK. Approved in the US. [9] E130 Indanthrene blue RS: Blue E131: Patent Blue V: Sky blue Approved in the EU. [8] Banned in the US and Australia. [citation needed] E132