Sunset Yellow

Specification
Product Name Sunset Yellow
Colour Shade
Synonyms Food Yellow - 3, Orange Yellow S
Chemical Name Disodium salt of 1-(4-sulphophe- nylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid
C.I. No 15985
C.I. Name ---
FDA Status FD&C Yellow #6
CAS No. 2783-94-0
EINECS No. 220-491-7
E. NUMBER E-110
Test EEC (Limit)
Total colouring matters calculated as the sodium salt percent by mass Min. 85
Water insoluble matter, percent by Mass Max. 0.20
Combined ether extract, percent by mass Max. 0.20
Unsulfonated Primary Aromatic amines. percent by mass Max. 0.01
Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass Max. 5
Total organic compound other than coloring matter, percent by mass.
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. 0.50
1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol(SudanI) (mg/kg) Max. 0.50
Heavy metals as pb(mg/kg) Max. 40
Arsenic, (mg/kg) Max. 3
Lead (mg/kg) Max. 2
Mercury (mg/kg) Max. 1
Cadmium (PPM) Max. 1