Additives · Color

Canthaxanthin (E161g)

An orange-red pigment, used mainly in salmon and poultry feed and some foods.

Where it's restricted

What each rule says, with sources

• ✓ US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive. Source
• ✓ EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E161g. Only in a few specific foods. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
• ! Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
• ! Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Products that list it

40 products in USDA's label data name Canthaxanthin in their ingredients.

• Ceviche Krab · Other Deli · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Guava Juice Pran · Fruit & Vegetable Juice, Nectars & Fruit Drinks
• Seafood Salad San Francisco Foods · Deli Salads · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Seafood Louie Salad Taylor Farms · Pickles, Olives, Peppers & Relishes · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Leg Style Crab Select Kroger · Frozen Fish & Seafood · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Seafood & Shrimp Salad San Francisco Foods · Deli Salads · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Seafood Salad, Seafood Price Chopper · Deli Salads
• Seafood Salad With Shrimp Puerto Nuevo · Deli Salads · 2 additives banned somewhere
• Chunk Style Lobster Select Kroger · Fish & Seafood · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Sesame Ginger Seafood Salad San Francisco Foods · Deli Salads · 1 additive banned somewhere
• Century, Mechado Style Tuna Century · Canned Tuna
• Salmon With Seafood Stuffing Price Chopper · Other Deli