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FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake

CAS 15790-07-5

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

131311-70-1 · 1342-60-5 · 12227-60-0 · 39290-75-0 · 53026-64-5 · 68921-43-7

FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake in plain language

What it is

Also known as C.I. Food Yellow 3 Aluminum Lake · CI 15985:1 · Aluminum lake sunset yellow · C.I. Pigment Yellow 104 · Certolake sunset yellow · D&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake

Show all 33 names

Dye fdc yellow no. 6 aluminium lake · Dye fdc yellow no. 6 aluminum lake · Dye fdc yellow no. 6 ht lake · Dye fdc yellow no. 6 lake · Dye yellow no. 6 lake · FD&C yellow no. 6 lake · FD&C yellow no. 6--ALUMINIUM lake · Fdc yellow no. 6-ALUMINUM lake · Pigment Yellow 104 · Yellow 6 lake · A510 tudor celandine · A510.06 tudor celandine · C.I. 15985 Aluminum Lake · C.I. 15985:1 · C.I. Food Yellow 3 Aluminium Lake · C70-5270 persian orange · Calsiha art deco yellow 6 al lake · CI Pigment Yellow No 104 · Ec 239-888-1 · FD and C Aluminum lake yellow 6 · Japan Yellow 5 aluminum lake · Lakolene B-3015 · Sunset Yellow Lake · Sunset yellow aluminum lake · Ultrapearl yellow 6 luster · Unipure orange lc 226 · fd&c yellow 6 aluminum lake

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant and a flavouring.

  • Colourant
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database14 entries — 3 administration routes
    • Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 1 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 20 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 20 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.3 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 14 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.34 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 11 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 0.39 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Potency: 0.01 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 139 composition records across product categories including Construction, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 139 composition records across product categories including Construction, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated august 19, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (3)
Openfda substance

artiscreation.com

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

139

Named organisations

6

ConstructionPersonal careFood and drug

Typical roles

ColourantFlavouring
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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