Food Safety Substance
FD&C Red 3E127
FD&C Red 3 (E127) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, Revoked Jan 2025 (food phase-out by Jan 15 2027; drugs by Jan 18 2028) in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E127 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Erythrosine | - |
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E127 | Erythrosine | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-2994 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 4.2.3 canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | ML 200 mg/kg | only cocktail cherries and candied cherries | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.3 canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | ML 150 mg/kg | only bigareaux cherries in syrup and in cocktails | EU Food Additives Database |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit | 200 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for certain canned citrus fruits (CXS 254-2007).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for canned applesauce (CXS 17-1981).;... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit | 200 mg/kg | For use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries only. |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 | 30 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 05.3 Chewing gum | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces | 100 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts | 30 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Ham (CODEX STAN 96-1981).; For... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 08.3 Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 30 mg/kg | For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.; For use in products conforming to the Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981) and Cooked Cured... |
| Codex | 127 | Colour | 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) | 50 mg/kg | For use only in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011). |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | ERYTHROSINE | - | 16423-68-0 | 0-0.1 mg/kg bw | 0.1 | COLOUR | 2018 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is FD&C Red 3 used for in food?
FD&C Red 3 appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant; Colour.
Is FD&C Red 3 / E127 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.1 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: Revoked Jan 2025 (food phase-out by Jan 15 2027; drugs by Jan 18 2028).
What is the ADI for FD&C Red 3?
FD&C Red 3 has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.1 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.
Is FD&C Red 3 also used in cosmetics?
FD&C Red 3 has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Erythrosin, EU status restricted.