- Type
- Synthetic colour
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Strong evidence
Why it is flagged
One of six colours the EU requires to carry the warning “may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children”. The warning is mandated on the label itself.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- 3. List of Permitted Food Colours (Lists of Permitted Food Additives) Health Canada, 2025
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Allura Red AC (E 129) as a food additive European Food Safety Authority, 2009
- Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial The Lancet (McCann et al.), 2007
Also listed as
e129, ci 16035, fd c red 40, red 40, fd c red no 40, red no 40, rouge allura, rouge allura ac, rouge 40