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Synthetic dye (not named)

A certified synthetic dye (an FD&C color or its lake) that the label doesn't name.

  • Food additive
  • Synthetic dye
  • Color (added)
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending
Moderate concern Level 2 of 4 How concern levels work

Strong evidence of harm at high intake, emerging evidence of harm, or a common allergen or irritant. The concern level sets how many points synthetic dye (not named) costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Being phased outRegulatory

    Most US certified dyes are covered by the FDA's 2025 phase-out request. [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list synthetic dye (not named)

1 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list synthetic dye (not named).

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (15)
  • lakes
  • fd and c dyes
  • synthetic dye
  • artificial dye
  • fd and c color
  • fd and c lakes
  • synthetic dyes
  • artificial dyes
  • certified color
  • fd and c colors
  • synthetic color
  • certified colors
  • synthetic colors
  • certified food colors
  • synthetic dye not named

Sources

  1. Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

    “FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.”

    fda.gov