Additives
Canthaxanthin (E161G): What It Is and Is It Safe?
Limited risk
Colour
Carotenoid pigment. No longer authorised for use as a food colour in the EU due to concerns about crystal deposits in the retina of the eye at high doses. Still used in medicinal products and fish feed.
- Category
- Colour
- Typically used in
- Formerly used in foods; now restricted in EU
- Regulatory status
- NOT authorised as food colour in EU. Still in medicinal use.
- Concerns flagged
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Accumulates in the body
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Sources
Where this comes from
- EFSA (2010) — Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of canthaxanthin -E 161 g- as a food additive http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1852
Products
Products containing Canthaxanthin
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