Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A

For Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A, eu e-number is E 124; eu food use status is only candied fruit and vegetables, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

Color additive name: Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A verified
EU E-number: E 124 verified
EU food use status: only candied fruit and vegetables verified

Sourceeur-lex.europa.eu

Verified2026-08-10

Review by2027-08-10

DatasetFood color additive cross-reference: US FD&C designation vs EU E-number, with regulatory status comparison

What the source says

E 124 | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A | 10 | (61) | only candied fruit and vegetables

— eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-10

Source

eur-lex.europa.euhttps://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20241216

Last verified against source: 2026-08-10. Due for re-check by 2027-08-10. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.