Erythrosine (FD&C Red No. 3)
CAS: 16423-68-0 | Type: colorant
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Low To Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC20H8I4O5
Molecular Weight835.9
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US FDA: Revocation of Authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 (Erythrosine) in Food and Ingested Drugs — Delaney Clause Application, Thyroid Tumor Evidence in Male Rats, Compliance Timeline, and Continued Cosmetic Permissions (January 2025) REGULATORY · 2025
- EFSA Panel on Food Additives: Re-evaluation of Erythrosine (E127) — ADI 0.1 mg/kg bw/day, Thyroid Iodine Loading Mechanism Assessment, Dietary Exposure in EU, and Continued E127 Authorization (EFSA Journal 2011;9(1):1854) REGULATORY · 2011
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Erythrosine (E 127) as a food additive REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- 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
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