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FD&C Yellow #5 & #6 Lake
FD&C Yellow #5 & #6 Lake
High concern
FD&C Yellow #5 (tartrazine) is required by FDA to be specifically declared on US labels; some individuals (including a subset with aspirin sensitivity) report hypersensitivity. Both Yellow #5 and #6 are linked in studies (notably the McCann/Southampton 2007 study) to increased hyperactivity in some children, which led the EU to require an advisory label on foods containing them.
Found in
105 products
What it is
Aluminum lake pigments of FD&C Yellow #5 (tartrazine, E102) and FD&C Yellow #6 (sunset yellow, E110); insoluble pigments fixed onto an aluminum substrate.
Color additives for fat-based, dry, and surface-coated foods where solubility of the dye is undesirable.
Why it's flagged
- hyperactivity in sensitive children
- tartrazine hypersensitivity
- must be declared by name on US label
What regulators actually say
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Regulatory status
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