CI 19140
- Cosmetics Caution
What is CI 19140?
CI 19140 is a yellow colour, also known as tartrazine, used in cosmetics and hair dyes. Very little passes through the skin, and it isn't linked to cancer or other serious harm. A few sensitive people react to it with itching, hives or wheezing, mostly after swallowing it rather than from skin contact.
What is Yasno’s verdict on CI 19140?
Yasno’s verdict on CI 19140: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is CI 19140 allowed in the EU?
EU status of CI 19140: Permitted as a colourant in cosmetics (Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009). Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetics | Permitted as a colourant in cosmetics (Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009) | Not recorded |
Reference: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex IV (entry 44) · Limit: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
What else is it called?
- Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-((4-sulphophenyl)azo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
Sources
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products — Annex IV, European Union, 2009
- EFSA review of tartrazine intolerance, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2010
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