Yellow No. 5

American  

noun

1. a yellow dye used in food, drugs, cosmetics, and other products: required by FDA regulations to be identified on food labels because of possible allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.

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Example Sentences

The ban applies to Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2 and Green No. 3 along with the preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Articles warn us away from pesticides in our food, baby products made overseas, and anything dyed with Yellow No. 5.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2015

Vinegar will replace propionic acid, a preservative in its turkey. Banana peppers will be given their fluorescent sheen with turmeric, often used in Indian curries, instead of Yellow No. 5.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2015

Some of the changes will include using banana peppers that are colored with turmeric instead of Yellow No. 5 and using turkey that includes with vinegar rather than the preservative propionic acid.

From Time • Jun. 4, 2015

These changes include swapping artificial color Yellow No. 5 for turmeric to color the chain's banana peppers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2015