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PureScan
Moderate concern
E154

Brown FK

A synthetic colour that is not permitted in the US.

What the evidence says

  1. 1Not approved for food use in the US
  2. 2Purely cosmetic: adds colour only
EFSA’s scientific evaluation of E154 (opens in a new tab)

In a PureScan score

An ingredient of moderate concern removes 20 points from the additives and ingredients part of the score. One caps a score at 65, two at 50, and three or more at 40. How we score