Ingredient register

Sunset Yellow FCF

Limit Artificial additive Food and drink E110 INS 110 CAS 2783-94-0

Decode Label flags Sunset Yellow FCF as a moderate concern in food and drink (artificial additive). It appears in 7 of the 893 published products we have analysed (0.8%).

The concern

Artificial colour — hyperactivity concern in children

E110 is part of the "Southampton Six" artificial colours linked to increased hyperactivity in children in a UK FSA-funded study. The EU mandates a warning label on products containing it. Allergy and asthma sufferers may also react.

Most relevant to

People prone to allergies Children

Cited authority

McCann et al. Lancet 2007; EFSA 2009

Linked sources: EU-CosIng → EU →

How common it is in this catalogue

Measured across every product Decode Label has analysed — not estimated, and not taken from anyone else's dataset.

7 of 893 published products 0.8%

By category

Food 5

Bath & Body 2

Regulatory position

From the published regulation itself. Each row links to its source.

Authority	Status	Reference	Scope / limit	Source
EU-CosIng	Permitted	Annex IV 31	—	View →

Hazard classification

EU EU Reg. 1333/2008 Annex V — mandatory warning Behavioural route: oral 2026-08-01 source →

Applies to food and drink containing this colour.

EU EU Reg. 1333/2008 Annex V — mandatory warning Behavioural route: oral 2026-08-01 source →

Applies to food and drink containing this colour.

Identity

Canonical name: Sunset Yellow FCF
CAS number: 2783-94-0
EC number: 220-491-7
E number: E110
INS number: 110

Also appears on labels as

FD&C Yellow No. 6 Orange Yellow S CI 15985

Questions

Is Sunset Yellow FCF safe?

EU: EU Reg. 1333/2008 Annex V — mandatory warning. Why it is flagged: Artificial colour — hyperactivity concern in children. Decode Label treats it as a moderate concern in food and drink. It appears in 7 of the 893 published products we have analysed (0.8%).

How common is Sunset Yellow FCF in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label found Sunset Yellow FCF in 7 of 893 published products (0.8%), most often in Food, Bath & Body.

Which authorities have classified Sunset Yellow FCF?

EU — EU Reg. 1333/2008 Annex V — mandatory warning.

Is Sunset Yellow FCF restricted or banned anywhere?

Under the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (CosIng), Sunset Yellow FCF has 1 permitted entry. Each is shown with its annex reference and a link to the source in the Regulatory position table.

Who should be most careful with Sunset Yellow FCF?

People prone to allergies; Children.

Products containing Sunset Yellow FCF

7 published products, each with its own full analysis.

Haldiram's Nagpur Orange Burfee Karachi Bakery Cashew Biscuits Karachi Fruit Biscuit - Premium Kesar Bhog Ice Cream Malkist Chocolate Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit Medimix Ayurvedic 18 Herbs Hand Wash Patanjali Herbal Hand Wash

Related ingredients

Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.

Tartrazine Brilliant Blue Monosodium Glutamate

Method and limits

Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 893 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 28 September 2026.
Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.