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D&C Red No. 8

CAS Number

2092-56-0

Synonym

C.I. 15585; C.I. Pigment Red 53 (7CI); D&C Red No. 8; Pigment Red 53 (C.I.); sodium 5-chloro-2-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)toluene-4-sulfonate; [5-chloro-2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]-4-methyl-phenyl]sulfonyloxysodium

Occurrence/Use

Removed from FDA authorized color additives list in 1987

D&C Red No. 8

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
10/01/1990
Basis for Listing: 
Authoritative Bodies-US Food and Drug Administration