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Brown Fk(E154)

Level 4Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary

Brown Fk is a colorant — Brown coloring (six synthetic azo dye mixture)

What it does

Brown coloring (six synthetic azo dye mixture)

Where you'll see it

Kippers, smoked mackerel, cooked hams, potato chips (mainly UK)

What the research says

Highly suspect; not recommended for consumption by children.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: BAN
  • EU: banned
  • Notes: Banned throughout EU (except UK); also prohibited in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): A highly suspect brown mixture of six synthetic azo dyes