E104Colour
Quinoline yellow
Used in food as a colour.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted with restrictions
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted With restrictions EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008 With the exception of: (a) foods where the colour(s) has been used for the purposes of health or other marking on meat products or for stamping or decorative colouring on eggshells; and (b) beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.
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United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The most-scanned of 36 products on Open Food Facts that list quinoline yellow.
- Schweppes Schweppes 4 additives