E-number E104 Quinoline Yellow, FD&C Yellow No.10

Quinoline can be used in softdrinks and other foods as long as the dose is right. It is known to create allergy like symptoms in people that are sensitive to additives. There is a ADI of 10 mg/kg body weight which in a normal person equals that you have to drink 6 liters of softdrinks before the ADI is reached.

The disodium salt of disulphonic acid.

A synthetic ‘coal tar’ dye varying in colour between a dull yellow and greenish-yellow. Found in ices, scotch eggs and smoked haddock.

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FD&C Yellow No.10; used in lipsticks hair products, colognes; also in a wide range of medications; may cause dermatitis.

Not recommended for consumption by children.

Whilst being a commonly used colour in the UK its use is banned in Australia, Japan, Norway and the United States.

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