PRESERVATIVES AND COLOURINGS USED IN FOOD

 

E102 Tartrazine Banned in Norway, Austria and Finland. Restricted use in Sweden and Germany. 

E103 Alkanet Listed in Australia in 1992. Banned in US in 1988. 

E104 Quinoline Yellow Banned in Australia, Japan, USA and Norway 

E105 Fast Yellow AB It is now delisted in both Europe and USA and is not used anymore 

E107 Yellow 2G Banned in Australia (1992), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.  

E110 Sunset Yellow FCF Banned in Finland, Norway and the UK. 

E111 Orange GGN Currently delisted in Europe and USA 

E120 Cochineal Banned in USA 

E122 Azorubine Austria, Japan, Norway, Sweden and USA 

E123 Amaranth Banned in Austria, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the USA in 1976, still used in Australia! 

E124 Ponceau 4R Banned in Canada, Norway, USA (in 1976 for cancer causing agents). Restricted in Sweden. 

E127 Erythrosine Banned in Norway 

E128 Red 2G Banned in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand, USA, and many other places except UK. 

E129 Allura red Prohibited throughout the EEC. 

E131 Patent blue V Banned in Australia, Norway, Japan, New Zealand and USA. 

E132 Indigotine Banned in Norway 

E133 Brilliant blue FCF Banned in British Commonwealth 1972-1980. Banned in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway Switzerland, Sweden. 

E142 Green S Banned in Canada, Japan, Sweden, USA and Norway 

E151 Brilliant Black BN Banned in Denmark, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, USA, Norway , Sweden 

E153 Vegetable carbon Banned in the United States 

E154 Brown FK Banned in Austria, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA. All EEC countries except the UK. 

E155 Brown HT Banned in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, USA 

E160(c) capsanthin Not listed in Australia 

E160(d) Lycopene Not Listed In Australia. Banned in some countries. 

E173 Aluminium Not currently listed for use in Australia 

E174 Silver Not permitted in Australia 

E175 Gold Not listed for use in Australia 

E180 Lithol Rubine BK Banned in Australia and New Zealand 

        

        

E425 konjac Banned Australia , United States also banned EU 

E432 Polysorbate 20 Not permitted in Australia 

E434 Polysorbate 40 Not permitted in Australia 

E463 Hydroxypropyl-cellulose Not permitted in Australia 

E470 salts of fatty acids Not permitted in Australia 

E474 Sucroglycerides Not permitted in Australia 

E483 Stearyl tartrate Not permitted in Australia 

E493 Sorbitan monolaurate Not permitted in Australia 

E494 Sorbitan mono-oleate Not permitted in Australia 

E495 Sorbitan monopalmitate Not permitted in Australia 

        

        

E635 Sodium 5'ribonucleotide Not permitted in Australia 

        

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E907 Refined microcrystalline wax Not permitted in Australia 

E927 Azodicarbonamide Not permitted in Australia 

E952 Cyclamic acid Not permitted in the USA and UK