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Annex IV Entry 111 14/08/2020

CI Food Orange 5

CI 75130

CI Food Orange 5 appears in Annex IV as a positive-list colorant entry for EU cosmetics.

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Permitted colorant— Annex IV, EU Regulation 1223/2009

Entry: 111

Record details

Warnings

Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)

Colour index or glossary

CI 75130

Chemical name

CI Food Orange 5

Chemical / IUPAC name

CI Food Orange 5

Color

Orange

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

Identified ingredients

Key data

CAS

116-32-5; 31797-85-0; 7235-40-7; -

EC

-; -; 230-636-6; 214-171-6

Annex

Entry number

111

Inventory links for CI Food Orange 5

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 32173

BETA-CAROTENE

CAS: 7235-40-7

EC: 230-636-6

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 32748

CI 40800

CAS: 116-32-5 / 7235-40-7 / 31797-85-0

EC: - 230-636-6 / -

Inventory Shared EC number

Ref 32749

CI 40820

CAS: 1962-15-8

EC: 214-171-6

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 32805

CI 75130

CAS: 7235-40-7

EC: 230-636-6

Direct matches are limited for this record, so nearby entries from Annex IV are shown as well.

Annex IV 55

Shared CAS number

CI 40800

CAS: 116-32-5; 31797-85-0; 7235-40-7

EC: 230-636-6

Annex IV 56

Shared EC number

CI 40820

CAS: 1962-15-8

EC: 214-171-6

Annex IV 110

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CI 75125

CAS: 502-65-8

Annex IV 112

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CI 75135

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Annex IV 109

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CI 75120

CAS: 1393-63-1; 542-40-5; 6983-79-5

EC: 215-735-4; 208-810-8; 230-248-7

Annex IV 113

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CI 75170

CAS: 73-40-5

EC: 200-799-8

Annex IV 108

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CI 75100

CAS: 27876-94-4; 89382-88-7

EC: 248-708-0;

Annex IV 114

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CI 75300

CAS: 458-37-7; 94875-80-6

EC: 207-280-5; -

Annex IV 107

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CI 74260

CAS: 1328-53-6

EC: 215-524-7

Annex IV 115

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CI 75470

CAS: 1260-17-9; 1343-78-8; -

EC: 215-724-4; 215-680-6; 215-023-3

Annex IV 106

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CI 74180

CAS: 1330-38-7

EC: 215-537-8

Annex IV 116

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CI 75810

CAS: 11006-34-1; 8049-84-1

EC: 234-242-5; 232-471-5 ; 215-800-7 / 207-536-6 / 208-272-4 / 287-483-3 / 239-830-5 / 246-020-5

What Annex IV means for CI Food Orange 5

CI Food Orange 5 is an approved colorant listed in Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. Only colorants on this positive list may be used to colour cosmetic products on the EU market.

Some colorants in Annex IV are restricted by product type — for example, prohibited from use around the eyes or in products applied to mucous membranes. Check the product type and conditions fields above before use.

This record is linked to 4 CosIng inventory ingredients for name and identifier cross-reference. The page also surfaces 12 related annex records with overlapping identifiers, annex logic or naming patterns.

Compliance checklist

Confirm colorant is used only in permitted product types listed above.
Record the Colour Index number and CAS identifier in the ingredient declaration.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. CI Food Orange 5 is included in Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as a permitted colorant. Only colorants on this positive list may be used to colour cosmetic products in the EU. Check the product type conditions above for any use restrictions.

CAS 116-32-5; 31797-85-0; 7235-40-7; - is the unique numerical identifier assigned to CI Food Orange 5 by the Chemical Abstracts Service. In cosmetic compliance work, the CAS number is used to cross-reference the substance across regulatory databases, raw material specifications and safety assessment reports. Multiple EU annex entries may share the same CAS number if the same substance appears under different conditions or in different annexes.

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Source note for Annex IV record CI Food Orange 5

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