Food Safety Substance
Black PNE151
Black PN (E151) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, Not approved in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.
CAS 2519-30-4
E151
Indexable evidence set
FDA
Not approved
ADI / TDI
ADI 5 mg/kg bw/day
Codex
24 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Black PN
CAS
2519-30-4
E-number
E151
DTXSID
DTXSID2020183
PubChem CID
17293
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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E151 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Brilliant Black PN | - |
SOURCE
EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E151 | Brilliant Black PN | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3007 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 100 mg/kg | only fish paste and crustacean paste | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 250 mg/kg | only precooked crustacean | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 100 mg/kg | only smoked fish | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 100 mg/kg | only fish paste and crustacean paste | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 250 mg/kg | only precooked crustacean | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 100 mg/kg | only smoked fish | EU Food Additives Database |
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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 | 151 | Colour | 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks | 150 mg/kg | Excluding chocolate milk. |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 01.6.1 Unripened cheese | 150 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cottage Cheese (CXS 273-1968).; For use in flavoured products only.; For use in surface treatment only.; Excluding products... |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 01.6.5 Cheese analogues | 100 mg/kg | For use in surface treatment only. |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) | 150 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 | 150 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet | 100 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades | 200 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts | 150 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | 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 | 200 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Pickled Cucumbers (Cucumber Pickles) (CODEX STAN 115-1981).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Table Olives... |
| Codex | 151 | 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 Preserved Tomatoes (CODEX STAN 13-1981).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables (CODEX STAN... |
| Codex | 151 | 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 | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 05.3 Chewing gum | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces | 500 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats | 160 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) | 150 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 12.4 Mustards | 300 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 12.6 Sauces and like products | 500 mg/kg | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Chilli Sauce (CXS 306-2011).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Sauce (CODEX STAN 302-2011). |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 13.6 Food supplements | 530 mg/kg | For use in solid forms as sold to the consumer only. |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 10 mg/kg | On the served to the consumer basis. |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 14.2.7 Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers) | 30 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 151 | Colour | 15.2 Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with e.g. dried fruit) | 100 mg/kg | - |
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JECFA
JECFA ADI
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | BLACK PN | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2019 |
| JECFA | BRILLIANT BLACK PN | - | 2519-30-4 | 0-1 mg/kg bw | 1 | COLOUR | 2019 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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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 Black PN used for in food?
Black PN appears in food-use rows as: Food colorant; Colour.
Is Black PN / E151 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 5 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: Not approved.
What is the ADI for Black PN?
Black PN has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 5 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.
Is Black PN also used in cosmetics?
Black PN has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: CI 28440, EU status permitted.