FD&C Yellow No. 6

FDA has a Q&A on color additives for consumers, last updated in December 2023.

In 2019, FDA science board reviewed new information and did not change previous conclusions.

In 2016, FDA conducted an exposure assessment on seven color additives approved for general use in food.

In 2011, FDA Food Advisory Committee (FAC) reviewed color additives and concluded that “a link between children’s consumption of certified color additives causing behavioral effects had not been established.”

In 2010, FDA commissioned a comprehensive review of 33 human studies, concluding “Overall, the available information from all 33 trials does not support a causal relationship of either food intolerance in general or artificial food colors/preservatives in particular with ADHD or other problem behaviors in children.” (For more information on the 33 trials, please click here.)

Safe for intended uses.

 

In 2014, EFSA reaffirmed the safety of sunset yellow (known as FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the U.S.).

In 2008, EFSA evaluated the Southampton Study and concluded, “In the context of the overall weight of evidence and in view of the considerable uncertainties,… the Panel concludes that the findings of the study cannot be used as a basis for altering the ADI of the respective food colours…”

* From 2010, the European Commission, a political body, requires products that contain this color to bear the following statement on-product: ‘May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.’ Since 2010, EFSA has reaffirmed the safety of this color without condition.

Safe for intended uses.

 

Safe for intended uses.