tartrazine

plural tartrazines

1. countableuncountablechemistryA lemon-yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.

   Yellow dye No. 5: yellow 5, FD&C; Yellow No. 5 or tartrazine

   2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025

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   Rowlands and Gorecki said that existing methods to turn tissue transparent use solutions that have side effects such as dehydration and swelling and can alter the structure of the tissue. However, tartrazine was used at a low concentration, and its effects were easily undone, potentially facilitating prolonged study of biological processes in live animals, they wrote.

   2024 September 5, Katie Hunt, “Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024

   The European Union requires a warning label on products that contain three artificial food dyes approved in the U.S.: Yellow No. 5, also known as tartrazine. Red No. 40, also called E129 or Allura Red AC. Yellow No. 6, called sunset yellow or E110.

   2024 December 7, Kaitlin Sullivan, “FDA may finally ban artificial red dye from beverages, candy and other foods”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2025

   Synonyms: E102, FD&C Yellow No. 5, Yellow 5, yellow 5