date:Feb 06, 2017
. Food ingredients are subject to the same strict safety standards regardless ofwhether they are naturally or artificially derived.
Q. Are certain people sensitive to FDC Yellow No. 5 in foods?
A.FDC Yellow No. 5, is used to color beverages, dessert powders, candy, ice cream, custards and other foods. FDA's Committee on Hypersensitivity to Food Constituents concluded in 1986 that FDC Yellow No. 5 might cause hives in fewer than one out of 10,000 people. It also concluded that there was no evide