A water-soluble synthetic azo dye giving a bright orange-yellow shade, used to colour beverages, confectionery, and other food products, and as a colorant in cosmetic formulations.
Full specification
- Molecular formula
- C16H10N2Na2O7S2
- Grades
- food (E110)cosmetic (CI 15985)lakefood grade (E110)cosmetic grade
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 1000 kg big bag · bulk
- Synonyms
- sunset yellow FCF · FD&C Yellow 6 · orange yellow S · CI 15985 · Food Yellow 3 · E110 · 2783-94-0 · FD&C Yellow No. 6
- Appearance
- Yellow-orange powder
Compliance & regulatory
Region: EU — Chemotto S.r.l., Milano
- REACH-aligned supply
- CLP-labelled
- Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009
REACH REACHRegistration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals — the EU chemicals regulation (EC 1907/2006). CLP CLPClassification, Labelling and Packaging — the EU regulation (EC 1272/2008) for hazard communication. SVHC SVHCSubstance of Very High Concern — flagged on the REACH Candidate List for possible authorisation or restriction.