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EU Warning Label Additives

12 additives

Tartrazine
E102 · Color

Yellow dye. EU requires warning label: may have adverse effect on activity and attention in children

Quinoline Yellow
E104 · Color

EU requires warning label for children

Sunset Yellow FCF
E110 · Color

Orange-yellow dye. EU warning label required

Azorubine / Carmoisine
E122 · Color

Red dye. EU warning label required

Ponceau 4R
E124 · Color

Red dye. EU warning label required. Banned in US

Allura Red AC
E129 · Color

Red dye (Red 40 in US). EU warning label required

Red 40 (Allura Red AC)
· Color

Most used food dye in US. EU warning label required. Studies suggest behavioral effects in children. Banned in some European countries historically

Red 40 / Allura Red (detailed)
· Color

Most used food dye in US (by volume). In candy, cereal, beverages, medicine. EU warning label required ('may have adverse effect on activity and attention in children'). No warning in US. From petroleum. Southampton study linked to hyperactivity

Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)
· Color

Lemon-yellow dye. EU requires warning label about child behavior. No label required in US. One of most controversial food dyes. Linked to hyperactivity

Yellow 5 / Tartrazine (detailed)
· Color

Lemon-yellow dye in Mountain Dew, Doritos, mac & cheese. EU warning label. No US warning. Can trigger reactions in aspirin-sensitive individuals. Hyperactivity link. Banned in Norway/Austria historically

Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF)
· Color

Orange-yellow dye. EU warning label required. No warning in US. Linked to hyperactivity in children (Southampton study). Banned in Norway, Finland

Yellow 6 / Sunset Yellow (detailed)
· Color

Orange-yellow dye in orange soda, Cheetos, medicine. EU warning label. Most allergenic food dye. Banned in Norway/Finland. Southampton study participant. Can cause urticaria in sensitive individuals