Sunset Yellow FCF

PRODUCT NAME & COLOR SHADE SUNSET YELLOW
SYNONYMS FOOD YELLOW -3, ORANGE YELLOW S
CHEMICAL NAME Disodium salt of 1-(4-sulphophe- nylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid
COLOR INDEX NO. 15985
C.I. NAME
FDA STATUS FD&C YELLOW #6
CAS NO. 2783-94-0
EINECS NO. 220-491-7
EEC NO. E-110
HUE NAME (FOOD) YELLOW – 3
INDIAN STANDARD NO. 1695
CLASS MONOAZO
TEST SPECIFICATION
TOTAL DYE CONTENT MIN. 85%
WATER INSOLUBLE MATTER MAX. 0.2%
ETHER EXTRACTABLE MATTER MAX. 0.2%
SUBSIDIARY COLORING MATTER MAX. 5.0%
UNSULPHONATED PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINES MAX. 0.01% (CALCULATED AS ANILINE)
TOTAL ORGANIC COMPOUND OTHER THAN COLORING MATTER
4-aminobenzene-1-sulfonic acid
3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid
6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid
4,4_-diazoaminodi(benzene sulfonic acid
6,6_-oxydi(naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
MAX 0.5%
1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol (Sudan I) MAX. 0.5 mg/kg
LEAD MAX. 10 mg/kg
ARSENIC MAX. 3 mg/kg
HEAVY METALS MAX. 40 mg/kg