Food Safety Substance
Sunset Yellow FCFE110
Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025) in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.
CAS 2783-94-0
E110
colorant
Indexable evidence set
FDA
Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025)
ADI / TDI
EFSA ADI = 4 mg/kg bw/day
Codex
60 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Sunset Yellow FCF
CAS
2783-94-0
E-number
E110
Food category
colorant
PubChem CID
17730
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (13)
SOURCE
EU Commission
FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius
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 |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Food Colours |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E110 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S | - |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
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 | E110 | Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-2989 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 4.2.4.1 fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote | ML 35 mg/kg | only mostarda di frutta | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 10 mg/kg | only candied fruit and vegetables | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 50 mg/kg | only traditional sugar coated nut- or cocoa-based confectionery of almond shape or host shape, typically longer than 2 cm and typically consumed at celebratory occasions, i.e.... | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 35 mg/kg | except candied fruit and vegetables; traditional sugar coated nut- or cocoa-based confectionery of almond shape or host shape, typically longer than 2 cm and typically consumed at... | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.3 chewing gum | ML 10 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | ML 35 mg/kg | only decorations, coatings and sauces, except fillings | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | ML 35 mg/kg | only fillings | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 6.6 Batters | ML 35 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.3.1 Non-heat-treated processed meat | ML 15 mg/kg | only sobrasada | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat | ML 35 mg/kg | only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 200 mg/kg | only salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma, Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.3 fish roe | ML 200 mg/kg | except Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar) | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 12.4 Mustard | ML 50 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 12.6 Sauces | ML 30 mg/kg | only in pickles and piccalilli | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 12.9 Protein products excluding products covered in category 1 8 | ML 20 mg/kg | only meat and fish analogues based on vegetable proteins | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 20 mg/l | excluding chocolate milk and malt products | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.3 Cider and perry | ML 10 mg/l | excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine | ML 10 mg/l | excluding wino owocowe jakościowe | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/kg | except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.7.1 Aromatised wines | ML 50 mg/l | only bitter vino | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks | ML 50 mg/l | only bitter soda | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks | ML 50 mg/l | except bitter soda, sangria, claria, zurra | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails | ML 50 mg/l | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 16 Desserts excluding products covered in category 1 3 and 4 | ML 5 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III || Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium... | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 10 mg/l | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 10 mg/l | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 18.2 Meal replacement for weight control as referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 | 10 mg/kg | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.3.1 Non-heat-treated processed meat | ML 15 mg/kg | only sobrasada | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 1.6.3 other creams | ML 5 mg/kg | only flavoured creams | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.4.1 fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote | ML 35 mg/kg | only mostarda di frutta | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 6.6 Batters | ML 35 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.3 fish roe | ML 200 mg/kg | except Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar) | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 12.4 Mustard | ML 50 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 12.6 Sauces | ML 30 mg/kg | only in pickles and piccalilli | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 12.9 Protein products excluding products covered in category 1 8 | ML 20 mg/kg | only meat and fish analogues based on vegetable proteins | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.3 Cider and perry | ML 10 mg/l | excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine | ML 10 mg/l | excluding wino owocowe jakościowe | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails | ML 50 mg/l | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/kg | except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 1.4 flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products | ML 5 mg/l | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 10 mg/kg | only candied fruit and vegetables | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 50 mg/kg | only traditional sugar coated nut- or cocoa-based confectionery of almond shape or host shape, typically longer than 2 cm and typically consumed at celebratory occasions, i.e.... | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 35 mg/kg | except candied fruit and vegetables; traditional sugar coated nut- or cocoa-based confectionery of almond shape or host shape, typically longer than 2 cm and typically consumed at... | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.3 chewing gum | ML 10 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | ML 35 mg/kg | only decorations, coatings and sauces, except fillings | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | ML 35 mg/kg | only fillings | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat | ML 35 mg/kg | only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 16 Desserts excluding products covered in category 1 3 and 4 | ML 5 mg/kg | The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III || Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium... | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.7.1 Aromatised wines | ML 50 mg/l | only bitter vino | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks | ML 50 mg/l | only bitter soda | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks | ML 50 mg/l | except bitter soda, sangria, claria, zurra | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 10 mg/l | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 10 mg/l | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 200 mg/kg | only salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma, Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 18.2 Meal replacement for weight control as referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 | 10 mg/kg | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 20 mg/l | excluding chocolate milk and malt products | EU Food Additives Database |
SOURCE
Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks | 300 mg/kg | Excluding chocolate milk. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.6.1 Unripened cheese | 300 mg/kg | For use in surface treatment only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cream Cheese (CXS 275-1973).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cottage... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.6.2.2 Rind of ripened cheese | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.6.4 Processed cheese | 200 mg/kg | For use in surface treatment only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.6.5 Cheese analogues | 300 mg/kg | For use in surface treatment only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Oils (CXS 329-2017).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not covered by Individual... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 | 200 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Mango Chutney (CODEX STAN 160-1987). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk | 100 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Aqueous Coconut Products (CODEX STAN 240-2003).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Date Paste (CODEX STAN... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.2.1.2 Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds | 300 mg/kg | For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 04.2.2.6 Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5 | 50 mg/kg | Excluding tomato-based sauces.; Excluding products conforming to the Regional Standard for Harissa (Red Hot Pepper Paste) (CXS 308R-2011).; Excluding products conforming to the... |
| Codex | 110 | 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 | 200 mg/kg | Excluding tomato-based sauces.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products | 400 mg/kg | For use in surface decoration only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 05.3 Chewing gum | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products | 300 mg/kg | For use in instant noodles only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 06.8.1 Soybean-based beverages | 300 mg/kg | For use only in composite/ flavoured soybean beverages and soybean-based beverages conforming to the Regional Standard for Non-Fermented Soybean Products (Asia) (CXS 322R-2015). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.1 Fresh meat, poultry, and game | 300 mg/kg | For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Pork Shoulder (CODEX STAN 97-1981).; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.3.1.1 Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.3.1.2 Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 135 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.3.1.3 Fermented non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.3.2 Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Corned Beef (CODEX STAN 88-1981).; Excluding... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.3.3 Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.1.1 Fresh fish | 300 mg/kg | For use in fish roe only.; For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.1.2 Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).; For use in... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.; For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products | 300 mg/kg | For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.4.2 Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 250 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 100 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Boiled Dried... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.3.1 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.3.2 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine | 300 mg/kg | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.3.3 Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Sturgeon Caviar (CODEX STAN 291-2010). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.3.4 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (e.g. fish paste), excluding products of food categories 09.3.1 - 09.3.3 | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Crab Meat (CODEX STAN 90-1981).; For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.; Excluding... |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 10.1 Fresh eggs | GMP | For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only. |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 12.4 Mustards | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 12.5 Soups and broths | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 12.6 Sauces and like products | 300 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Sauce (CODEX STAN 302-2011). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) | 50 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Guidelines for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (CXG 95-2022). |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction | 50 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6 | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 13.6 Food supplements | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 110 | Colour | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 100 mg/kg | On the served to the consumer basis. |
SOURCE
Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Food Colours | (a) Apple and (naming the fruit or fruits) jam; Fig marmalade with pectin; (Naming the fruit or fruits) jam with pectin; (Naming the fruit or fruits) jelly with pectin; Liqueur; (Naming the flavour) milk; (Naming the... | (a) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, amaranth, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (b) Blend of prepared fish and prepared meat as set out in paragraph 18.1.3(g) of Volume 18 of the Food Compositional Standards Document | (b) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (c) Bread; Butter; Fish roe (caviar); Icing sugar; Lobster paste; Pickles and relishes; Tomato catsup | (c) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (d) Concentrated (naming the fruit) juice, except frozen concentrated orange juice | (d) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the juice as consumed. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the juice as consumed, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (e) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (e.1) Ice cream mix | (e.1) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice cream. If used in any combination with allura red, amaranth, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice cream, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (e.2) Ice milk mix | (e.2) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk. If used in any combination with allura red, amaranth, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (e.3) Ice milk mix | (e.3) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk. If used in any combination with allura red, amaranth, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm in the ice milk, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (f) Longaniza | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount not to exceed 20 ppm in the finished longaniza. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (g) Lumpfish caviar | (g) 250 ppm if used in combination with 500 ppm of allura red, 450 ppm of brilliant blue FCF and 100 ppm of tartrazine | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (h) Sausage casings | (h) 1,500 ppm. The amount not to exceed 15 ppm in the sausage prepared with the casing. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
| Canada | Food Colours | (i) Unstandardized foods, except those unstandardized foods set out in paragraphs (d) and (h) of this item | (i) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 300 ppm. If used in any combination with allura red, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine, fast green FCF, indigotine or tartrazine, the total combined amount not to exceed 300 ppm, provided that the amount of brilliant blue FCF or fast green FCF, or both, does not exceed 100 ppm. | List of Permitted Food Colours |
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JECFA
JECFA ADI
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | SUNSET YELLOW FCF | - | 2783-94-0 | 0-2.5 mg/kg bw | 2.5 | COLOUR | 2011 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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FAQPage JSON-LD
public food renderer rows
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Sunset Yellow FCF used for in food?
Sunset Yellow FCF appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant; Colour; Food Colours.
Is Sunset Yellow FCF / E110 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 4 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025).
What is the ADI for Sunset Yellow FCF?
Sunset Yellow FCF has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 4 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA ANS 2014.
Is Sunset Yellow FCF also used in cosmetics?
Sunset Yellow FCF has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: CI 15985 Yellow 6 Lake, EU status permitted.