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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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It would also ban public schools from serving or selling foods containing Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2 and Green No. 3.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Chemicals like Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, and Blue No. 1 make American food look better.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2016

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

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