{"id":374615,"date":"2026-10-28T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374615"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:03:14","slug":"rhodamine-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rhodamine-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodamine-B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has issued guidelines to prevent the use of harmful industrial dyes in food such as Rhodamine-B and regulate the use of permitted food colours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Rhodamine-B<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chemical-structure-of-Rhodamine-B.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rhodamine-B\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhodamine-B is a<\/span><b> synthetic dye known for its bright pink colour.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It<\/span><b> serves as a colouring agent, producing red and pink hues.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is commonly <\/span><b>used for dyeing in various industries, including textiles, paper, leather, and paints.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use as food dyes:<\/strong> It\u00a0 sometimes illegally <strong>added to chutneys, cotton candy, sweets and other food items to give them a bright pink or red appearance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Properties:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a <\/span><b>water-soluble chemical compound.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>When in powdered form, it appears green. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, when water is added, it changes into a pink colour.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Harmful Impacts<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Neurological Damage:<\/b> <b>Regular consumption of food containing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhodamine B can damage the <\/span><b>cerebellum tissue in the brain and the brainstem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This damage can<strong> result in functional abnormalities and hinder motor functioning.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Liver Dysfunction and Cancer Risk: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its ingestion can <\/span><b>cause liver dysfunction and may increase the risk of cancer. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Larger quantities consumed over a brief period may lead to <\/span><b>acute poisoning.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> As per the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006, preparation, packaging, importing, selling and serving food items with Rhodamine-B in wedding ceremonies and other public events is a punishable offence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>Regulation related to Use of Artificial Colours<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has <strong>issued detailed guidelines about where and how food colours can be used, which ones cannot be used, and how vendors must measure<\/strong> and account for the colours they buy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The guidelines list <strong>several non-permitted industrial dyes, including Rhodamine-B, Metanil Yellow, Butter Yellow, Malachite Green, Auramine, Orange II and Sudan dyes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Artificial colours can be <\/span><b>used in certain sweets, cakes, pastries, biscuits, beverages and snacks, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">provided they are approved for the specific food category.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> general maximum limit for permitted colours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in specified sweets and bakery products is <\/span><b>100 mg per kg.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For processed fruits,<\/span><b> the limit is 200 mg per kg for canned or glazed cherries and 100 mg per kg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for other covered fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, <\/span><b>a colour permitted in cakes cannot automatically be used in bread, chutney or other food items.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Prohibited food for use of artificial colours:<\/strong> The <\/span>addition of colours is <strong>prohibited<\/strong> in several everyday foods <b>such as milk, plain curd, paneer, fresh fruits, raw vegetables and natural fruit juices.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colours are also <strong>prohibited<\/strong> in s<strong>pices, tea, coffee, cereals, pulses, flour, semolina, edible oils, honey, jaggery, dry fruits and infant foods.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colours cannot be added to <\/span><b>cooked foods such as dal, vegetables, biryani, chutney and French fries. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also <\/span><b>prohibited in the main body of bread and buns.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Natural colours are also subject to specific regulations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Food colours must be <strong>measured accurately using a digital weighing scale, not a spoon or pinch<\/strong> and Vendors <strong>must buy colours from authorised sources and keep bills, labels and batch details for inspection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unlabelled colours and industrial dyes are prohibited, and packaged foods must follow applicable labelling rules.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Penalties for Violating Food Colour Rules:<\/strong> Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, following are the penalties:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Section 51<\/strong> \u2013 Sub-standard food: A penalty of up to \u20b95 lakh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Section 52<\/strong> \u2013 Misbranded food: A penalty of up to \u20b93 lakh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Section 59<\/strong> \u2013 Unsafe food: Punishment may range from imprisonment of up to 6 months and a fine of up to \u20b91 lakh to life imprisonment and a fine of at least \u20b910 lakh, depending on the consequences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has issued guidelines to prevent the use of harmful industrial dyes in food such as Rhodamine-B and regulate the use of permitted food colours.\u00a0 About Rhodamine-B Rhodamine-B is a synthetic dye known for its bright pink colour. 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