Amaranth(E123)
Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary
Amaranth is a colorant — Red coloring (banned in US)
Also: Red No. 2
What it does
Red coloring (banned in US)
Where you'll see it
Previously food coloring
What the research says
Banned by the FDA in 1976.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: BAN
- Notes: Banned by FDA in 1976 and reaffirmed in 1980
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Red No. 2, banned by the FDA in 1976 and reaffirmed in 1980