Food Safety Substance

FD&C Green No. 3E143

FD&C Green No. 3 (E143) is a food additive with Not approved in the EU, Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025) in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 2353-45-9 E143 Indexable evidence set

FDA

Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025)

ADI / TDI

ADI 25 mg/kg bw

Codex

43 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

FD&C Green No. 3

CAS

2353-45-9

E-number

E143

DTXSID

DTXSID3020673

PubChem CID

16887

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (13)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	Not approved	-
Codex	Codex Alimentarius	Listed	Colour

SOURCE Codex Alimentarius Codex GSFA

Codex GSFA Status

Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.

Jurisdiction	INS / E-number	Function	Food category	Max level	Notes
Codex	143	Colour	01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks	100 mg/kg	Excluding chocolate milk.
Codex	143	Colour	01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)	100 mg/kg	On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis.
Codex	143	Colour	02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats	GMP	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Oils (CXS 329-2017).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not covered by Individual...
Codex	143	Colour	02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit	200 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (CODEX STAN 319-2015) except for use in special holiday packs for canned pears conforming to the standard.
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades	400 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Mango Chutney (CODEX STAN 160-1987).; Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at...
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.7 Candied fruit	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.; Excluding coconut milk.; Excluding products...
Codex	143	Colour	04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Codex	143	Colour	04.2.2.3 Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce	300 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Table Olives (CODEX STAN 66-1981).
Codex	143	Colour	04.2.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds	200 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Processed Tomato Concentrates (CODEX STAN 57-1981).
Codex	143	Colour	04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for...
Codex	143	Colour	05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211).
Codex	143	Colour	05.3 Chewing gum	300 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products	290 mg/kg	For use in instant noodles conforming to the Standard for Instant Noodles (CODEX STAN 249-2006) only.
Codex	143	Colour	06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding)	100 mg/kg	Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.1.1 Yeast-leavened breads and specialty breads	100 mg/kg	Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.1.2 Soda breads	100 mg/kg	Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.3 Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins)	100 mg/kg	Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.4 Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs	100 mg/kg	Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.5 Steamed breads and buns	100 mg/kg	For use in flavoured products only.; Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category...
Codex	143	Colour	07.1.6 Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares	100 mg/kg	Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Codex	143	Colour	07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	08.1 Fresh meat, poultry, and game	100 mg/kg	For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.; For use in surface treatment only.; For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the...
Codex	143	Colour	08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Pork Shoulder (CODEX STAN 97-1981).; For use in surface treatment only.; Excluding products conforming to the...
Codex	143	Colour	08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)	100 mg/kg	For use in surface treatment only.; For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.
Codex	143	Colour	09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family of Fishes (CODEX STAN 167-1989).; Excluding products conforming to the...
Codex	143	Colour	09.3.3 Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Sturgeon Caviar (CODEX STAN 291-2010).
Codex	143	Colour	09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	100 mg/kg	Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Crab Meat (CODEX STAN 90-1981).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns (CODEX STAN...
Codex	143	Colour	10.1 Fresh eggs	GMP	For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.
Codex	143	Colour	10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip)	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	13.6 Food supplements	600 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol	100 mg/kg	-
Codex	143	Colour	14.2.7 Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers)	100 mg/kg	-

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsFast Green FCFEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is FD&C Green No. 3 used for in food?

FD&C Green No. 3 appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant; Colour.

Is FD&C Green No. 3 / E143 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Not approved. US/FDA evidence: Approved; FDA voluntary phase-out plan by end 2026 (Apr 2025).

What is the ADI for FD&C Green No. 3?

FD&C Green No. 3 has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is FD&C Green No. 3 also used in cosmetics?

FD&C Green No. 3 has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Fast Green FCF, EU status restricted.