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E128

Red 2G

Red 2G is a synthetic dye withdrawn from EU food in 2007 after safety concerns.

What the evidence says

  1. 1Converts to aniline in the body, a suspected carcinogen
  2. 2Withdrawn from EU food since 2007

Sources

EFSA’s scientific evaluation of E128 (opens in a new tab)

In a PureScan score

An ingredient of high concern removes 40 points from the additives and ingredients part of the score, and caps a product’s whole score at 30. How we score