Synthetic dye
Also known as: FD&C Yellow No. 6, Sunset Yellow FCF, E110, E 110, Sunset Yellow, CI Food Yellow 3, Orange Yellow S, FCF, C.I. 15985
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF, E110) is a synthetic azo dye used to give an orange-yellow color to foods such as candies, snack foods, baked goods, sodas, and cereals. It is one of the most widely used certified color additives in the United States and is permitted in the EU under the number E110.
Sunset Yellow: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children
EU law requires foods containing Sunset Yellow (E110) to carry a mandatory label warning that the dye may adversely affect children's activity and attention.
the EFSA ANS Panel lowered the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for Sunset Yellow FCF (E 110) to 1 mg/kg bw/day, made temporary, based on new studies reporting significant effects on the testes in rats
In its 2009 re-evaluation, EFSA's ANS Panel cut the Acceptable Daily Intake for Sunset Yellow FCF to 1 mg/kg bw/day (temporary) on the basis of new evidence of effects on the testes in rats.
the McCann et al. study provided limited evidence that the mixtures of additives tested had a small effect on the activity and attention of some children
EFSA's assessment of the McCann (Southampton) study found limited evidence that the tested colour mixtures, which included Sunset Yellow E110, had a small effect on children's activity and attention.
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