Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Yellow 5, also known as tartrazine or FD&C yellow #5, is a synthetic yellow ...

The substance they used was the common food dye known as tartrazine, which also goes by the names of Yellow 5 and E102 when it is used in food (like Doritos), cosmetics, and drugs. By rubbing the ...

The synthetic dye used, called tartrazine, absorbs long-wave ultraviolet light (UV-A) and blue light. Red and orange-coloured light can penetrate the tissue. The researchers said the dye can be ...

Out of the 95 samples analysed thus far, 32 were deemed safe, while 64 tested positive for Tartrazine. The remaining samples ...