Texas Senate Bill 25 (89th Legislature, 2025) lists this substance among 44 ingredients that trigger a mandatory consumer warning label under Texas Health & Safety Code Sec. 431.0815. The label reads: "WARNING: This product contains an ingredient that is not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the European Union, or the United Kingdom." It applies to food labels developed or copyrighted on or after January 1, 2027. On February 11, 2026 the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas preliminarily enjoined enforcement against the plaintiff trade groups and their members; Texas appealed to the Fifth Circuit on March 5, 2026.
Named in Texas SB 25 (2025) among 44 ingredients requiring a consumer warning label: "not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the European Union, or the United Kingdom." The requirement applies to labels developed or copyrighted on or after Jan 1, 2027, and was preliminarily enjoined by a federal court (W.D. Tex., Feb 11 2026); Texas’s appeal is pending at the Fifth Circuit.
The EU requires foods containing Yellow 5 (Tartrazine, E102) to carry the warning "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children" (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V - one of the 'Southampton six' colours).
The EU requires foods containing Yellow 5 (Tartrazine, E102) to carry the warning "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children" (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V - one of the 'Southampton six' colours).
Foods and drinks containing the colour must be labelled: "[name or E number of the colour(s)]: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children". This applies to the six "Southampton colours" including Tartrazine (E 102).
The EU legally requires foods containing Tartrazine (Yellow 5) to carry a warning that the colour may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Interpretation: "Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population."
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (the Southampton study) found that a mix of artificial colours including tartrazine, with sodium benzoate, increased hyperactivity in children in the general population.
Foods for human use that contain FD&C Yellow No. 5, including butter, cheese, and ice cream, shall specifically declare the presence of FD&C Yellow No. 5 by listing the color additive as FD&C Yellow No. 5 among the list of ingredients.
US FDA regulation requires foods containing Yellow 5 to specifically name FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the ingredient list (it cannot be hidden under a generic "color added" label).