YenzoWhat is E130 (indanthrene blue RS)?
It is indanthrene blue RS, a synthetic blue colour.
E130Indanthrene blue RS
E130 is indanthrene blue RS, a synthetic blue colour. It is rarely seen on packaged food labels today.
- Code
- E130 · INS 130
- Group
- Colour
In Vietnam✕ Not permitted in VietnamNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additives (Circular 24/2019); it may be used only in a product whose declaration is registered with the Vietnam Food Administration
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalehigh?Based on JECFA's evaluation
How E130 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, colour (130), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
colour (130)colour 130E130INS 130
Questions about Indanthrene blue RS
Is Indanthrene Blue RS harmful?
In 1974 JECFA did not allocate an ADI for Indanthrene Blue RS: its database records "NO ADI ALLOCATED" with the comment "Previous temporary ADI withdrawn". The specification for this substance was withdrawn in 1984.
Is E130 permitted in Vietnam?
It was not found. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (consolidated text 09/VBHN-BYT), the list of additives permitted in food, has no row with INS 130, and neither does Appendix 2B.
Other colours
E127ErythrosinemoderateE128Red 2GhighE129Allura red ACmoderateE131Patent blue VlowE132Indigotine (indigo carmine)lowE133Brilliant blue FCFlow
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