Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4) (Color)
International number (INS/E number) E102
How it's written on Korean labels 식용색소 황색 4호타르트라진
What is this additive?
In the EU, foods with this color must carry the warning ‘may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children’.
Check Foreign regulators or international bodies have taken official action (ban, warning label or carcinogen classification).
What is it used for?
- Adds or restores color. Doesn't affect taste or shelf life.
Safety summary
JECFA acceptable daily intake (ADI): 0–10 mg per kg of body weight per day (evaluated 2016)
⚠ To verify: we haven't re-checked this value against the original JECFA database entry.
In Korea it may be used only within the food-by-food limits in the MFDS Food Additives Code.
Sources: JECFA database (FAO/WHO) · Food Safety Korea (MFDS Food Additives Code, Korean)
Permitted in Korea within legal limits. This is reference information summarized from public regulatory and research sources, not medical advice.
Common in
CandyPickled radish & picklesSoft drinksSnacks
Use differs by food type, and products of the same type can have different ingredients.
If you want to avoid it
- Instead of brightly colored candy, jelly or drinks, try clear/white products or ones with natural colors.
- On imported products, check whether the EU warning (“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children”) is printed.
- On Korean labels, also look for 타르트라진.
Products with Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)
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