Artificial colors

Is green 3 clean?

No. Our rubric flags green 3 under artificial colors (evidence: regulatory action). Petroleum-based dye in the FDA's 2025 phase-out plan; not authorized in EU food. In the EU: not authorized in eu food.

Artificial colors Regulatory action

Penalty 30 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Petroleum-based dye in the FDA's 2025 phase-out plan; not authorized in EU food.

Source: FDA and HHS, plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply (April 22, 2025)

Banned or restricted in the EU Regulatory action

Penalty 30 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Fast Green FCF is not authorized as a food color in the EU.

Source: FDA and HHS, plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply (April 22, 2025)

Also on labels as

fast green fcf, fd&c green no. 3, e143

In the EU

Not authorized in EU food (E143). Fast Green FCF is not an authorized food color.

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.