| Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading
Food Labelling in the UK - A supporting material page |
When used in a food, the following colours require the additional warning statement:
'[name or E number of the colours]: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'
For all of the above, an exception is provided for:
(a) foods where the colour(s) has been used for the purposes of health or other marking on meat products or for stamping or decorative colouring on eggshells; and
(b) beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.