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Annex IV Entry 148 14/08/2020

Beetroot red

BEETROOT RED

Beetroot red 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: 148

Record details

Warnings

Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E162)

Colour index or glossary

BEETROOT RED

Chemical name

Beetroot red

Chemical / IUPAC name

Beetroot red

Color

Red

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

Identified ingredients

Beetroot red

Key data

CAS

7659-95-2; 89957-88-0; 89957-89-1

EC

231-628-5; 289-609-2; 289-610-8

Annex

Entry number

148

Inventory links for Beetroot red

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 98571

BEETROOT RED

CAS: 7659-95-2; 89957-88-0; 89957-89-1

EC: 231-628-5; 289-609-2; 289-610-8

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 84940

BETA VULGARIS EXTRACT

CAS: 89957-89-1 / 89957-90-4

EC: 289-610-8 / 289-611-3

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 84938

BETA VULGARIS LEAF EXTRACT

CAS: 89957-89-1 / 89957-90-4

EC: 289-610-8 / 289-611-3

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 84939

BETA VULGARIS LEAF POWDER

CAS: 89957-89-1 / 89957-90-4

EC: 289-610-8 / 289-611-3

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 54740

BETA VULGARIS ROOT EXTRACT

CAS: 89957-89-1 / 89957-90-4

EC: 289-610-8 / 289-611-3

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 54741

BETA VULGARIS ROOT JUICE

CAS: 89957-89-1

EC: 289-610-8

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 54742

BETA VULGARIS ROOT POWDER

CAS: 89957-89-1

EC: 289-610-8

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Annex IV 147

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Annex IV 146

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EC: 232-435-9

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EC: 230-325-5 / 209-151-9 / 209-150-3 / 216-472-8

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EC: 200-971-2

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EC: 215-222-5

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EC: 200-972-8

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What Annex IV means for Beetroot red

Beetroot red 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 7 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. Beetroot red 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 7659-95-2; 89957-88-0; 89957-89-1 is the unique numerical identifier assigned to Beetroot red 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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