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SUNSET YELLOW FCF
INS: 110
Chemical names: DISODIUM 6-HYDROXY-5-(4-SULFONATOPHENYLAZO)-2-NAPHTHALENE-SULFONATE
Synonyms: C.I. FOOD YELLOW 3; FD AND C YELLOW No. 6; EEC SERIAL No. E110
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: MONOAZO
Colour code: C.I. (1975) No.15985
Latest evaluation: 1982
ADI: 0-2.5 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 683-JECFA 26/24
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 17-JECFA 26/246
Previous status: 1984, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/131. R; COMPENDIUM/1461
1982, FNP 25-JECFA 26/197. R
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/14, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/83. 0-5. FU. R
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/88. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Sunset Yellow FCF (WHO Food Additives Series 17)
       Sunset Yellow FCF (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 8, 1975)