Acid Yellow 3 Aluminum Lake
Quinoline Yellow (E104) is one of the 'Southampton Six' azo-type dyes requiring an EU child-hyperactivity warning. In the United States, D&C Yellow No.
What it is
Aluminum lake of Acid Yellow 3, also known as Quinoline Yellow / D&C Yellow No. 10 / E104.
Yellow color additive; aluminum lake form is insoluble pigment for surface coloring.
Why it's flagged
- EU mandatory hyperactivity warning for children
- Not permitted in US food
- Aluminum content from lake form
What regulators actually say
"Foods containing the colours ... Quinoline Yellow (E 104) ... shall include the additional information: 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'."
"The Panel decided to revise the ADI for Quinoline Yellow downward to 0.5 mg/kg bw/day."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Not approved as a food color (D&C Yellow No. 10 permitted only in drugs/cosmetics under 21 CFR 74.1710 / 74.2710).
European Union — EFSA
Authorized as E104 in EU with mandatory hyperactivity warning per Reg. 1333/2008 Annex V; ADI 0.5 mg/kg bw/day.
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