Reddish powder or granules.
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Data according to various sources such as fao, fda, codex. Spot a mistake? Tell us!
Country | Status | Matched Term |
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United States | Matching Terms Not Found | |
European Union | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Australia and New Zealand | Approved | Ponceau 4R |
Philippines | Approved | Ponceau 4R |
Japan | Unknown | None |
Austria | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Belgium | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Bulgaria | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Cyprus | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Czech Republic | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Denmark | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Estonia | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Finland | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
France | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Germany | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Greece | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Hungary | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Ireland | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Italy | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Latvia | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Lithuania | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Luxembourg | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Malta | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Netherlands | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Poland | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Portugal | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Romania | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Slovakia | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Slovenia | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Spain | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Sweden | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
United Kingdom | Approved | Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A |
Australia | Approved | Ponceau 4R |
New Zealand | Approved | Ponceau 4R |
E124 - Ponceau 4R: From the Food Intolerance Network fact-sheet titled 'How to start failsafe eating: a step by step guide'.
E124 - Ponceau 4R: Suspected carcinogen, linked to hyperactivity and asthma. Banned in USA and Norway.
E124 - Ponceau 4R: May cause asthmatic and allergic reactions.
E124 - Ponceau 4R: Has been linked to cancer.
E124 - Ponceau 4R: Linked to hyperactivity.
Brilliant Scarlet
CI (1975) No. 16255
CI Food Red 7
Cochineal Red A
New Coccine
Acid red 18 (c.i. 16255)
Brilliant ponceau 3R
c.i. 16255
7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-1,3-naphthalene disulfonic acid trisodium salt
New coccine (c.i. 16255)
Trisodium (8Z)-7-oxo-8-[(4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)hydrazinylidene]naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
Trisodium 1-(1-naphthyl azo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8-trisulfonate (c.i. 16255)
Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.
Source |
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Codex Alimentarius |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) |
UK Food Standards Agency |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Wikipedia |
Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.
Supplier | Country | |
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![]() | Bronson and Jacobs PTY. Limited | Australia |
![]() | Orica | Australia and New Zealand |
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