What is ARTIFICIAL COLOR?

A combination of the 7 approved artificial food dyes: Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Red 3, Yellow 5, or Yellow 6. It is like using the color wheel the manufacturer has a specific combination of the colors to create a specific pigment that looks the most pleasing to your eye.

Where does ARTIFICIAL COLOR come from?

It comes from the combinations of any of the approved artificial food dyes.

Is ARTIFICIAL COLOR healty for me?

Some of the sources of the dyes are reported to cause allergic reactions. Addtionally some people believe the dyes cause ADHD in some children, although no official scientific study has shown substantial evidence.

More information about ARTIFICIAL COLOR.

Seven dyes were initially approved under the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, but several have been delisted and replacements have been found.

In the USA, the following seven artificial colorings are permitted in manufactured food as of 2007:

    * FD&C Blue No. 1 – Brilliant Blue FCF, E133 (blue shade)
    * FD&C Blue No. 2 – Indigotine, E132 (indigo shade)
    * FD&C Green No. 3 – Fast Green FCF, E143 (turquoise shade)
    * FD&C Red No. 40 – Allura Red AC, E129 (red shade)
    * FD&C Red No. 3 – Erythrosine, E127 (pink shade, commonly used in glacé cherries)[4]
    * FD&C Yellow No. 5 – Tartrazine, E102 (yellow shade)
    * FD&C Yellow No. 6 – Sunset Yellow FCF, E110 (orange shade)

The above are known as "primary colors"; when they are mixed to produce other colors, those colors are then known as "secondary colors".

The following dyes are only allowed by the FDA for specific limited applications:

    * Orange B (red shade) - allowed only for use in hot dog and sausage casings.
    * Citrus Red 2 (orange shade) - allowed only for use to color orange peels.

Delisted from the aproved list are:

    * FD&C Red No. 2 – Amaranth
    * FD&C Red No. 4
    * FD&C Red No. 32‎ was used to color Florida oranges.
    * FD&C Orange No. 1 was one of the first water soluble dyes to be commercialized, and one of seven original food dyes allowed under the Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906.
    * FD&C Orange No. 2‎ was used to color Florida oranges.
    * FD&C Yellows No. 1, 2, 3, and 4
    * FD&C Violet No. 1