SUNSET YELLOW FCF
Prepared at the 69th JECFA (2008) and published in FAO JECFA Monographs 5 (2008), superseding specifications prepared at the 28th
JECFA (1984), published in combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications, FAO JECFA Monographs 1 (2005). An ADI of 0-4 mg/kg
bw was established at the 74th JECFA (2011).
SYNONYMS CI Food Yellow 3; Orange Yellow S; CI (1975) No. 15985; INS No. 110
DEFINITION Sunset Yellow FCF consists principally of the disodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid and subsidiary colouring matters together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulfate as the principal uncoloured components.
(NOTE: The colour may be converted to the corresponding aluminium lake, in which case only the General Specifications for Aluminium Lakes
of Colouring Matters apply.)
Chemical names Principal component:
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate
C.A.S. number 2783-94-0
Chemical formula C16H10N2Na2O7S2 (Principal component)
Formula weight 452.38 (Principal component)
Assay Not less than 85% total colouring matters
DESCRIPTION Orange-red powder or granules
FUNCTIONAL USES Colour
