Color additive
Also known as: Azo Red, E123, Amaranth, E 123, CI Acid Red 27, Bordeaux S, CI 16185, CI Food Red 9, Naphthol Red S, Fast Red
Is Amaranth safe? Is it banned or restricted? Below is the cited record — every claim linked to the regulator, study, or report that made it.
The provisional listing and certification of FD&C Red No. 2 (amaranth) was terminated by the FDA (Federal Register, February 1976); it is no longer permitted as a colour additive in food in the United States.
The FDA terminated the provisional listing of Amaranth (FD&C Red No. 2, E123) as a food colour in Federal Register notices of 10 and 13 February 1976; it has not been permitted in US food since. The cited compliance guide does not state the reason for the delisting.
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