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Table 5 ADIs in mg/kg/day from US FDA and JECFA

From: Potential impacts of synthetic food dyes on activity and attention in children: a review of the human and animal evidence

 

US FDA

JECFA (WHO)a

Yellow 5

5.0

0–10

Yellow 6

3.75

0–4

Red 3

2.5

0–.1

Red 40

7.0

0–7

Blue 1

12.0

0–6

Blue 2

2.5

0–5

Green 3

2.5

0–25

  1. a JECFA presents their ADIs as a range from 0 to a positive value
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