Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• US FDA: Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) — Certified Color Status, Mandatory Declaration Requirement, Hypersensitivity Cross-Reactivity, and 2011 Food Advisory Committee Review of Hyperactivity Evidence (2022) REGULATORY · 2022
• EFSA Panel on Food Additives: Re-evaluation of Six Artificial Food Colors and Hyperactivity in Children — Southampton Study Review, Tartrazine (E102), EU Warning Label Requirement, and ADI Confirmation (EFSA Journal 2009;7(11):1351) REGULATORY · 2009
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1021455 (Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5)) REFERENCE

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