Additives · Color

Green No. 3 (Fast Green) (E143)

A synthetic sea-green dye, rarely used.

Where it's restricted

What each rule says, with sources

• ✓ US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Green No. 3 as a certified color additive. Source
• ✕ EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source
• ◐ California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
• ✕ West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
• ◐ West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) 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: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (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

Also listed on labels as: Green 3, FD&C Green No. 3, Fast Green FCF.

Products that list it

183 products in USDA's label data name Green No. 3 (Fast Green) in their ingredients.

• Pinch Of Grinch Raw Green Sugar Cookie Dough, Pinch Of Grinch Nestle · Crusts & Dough · 1 recall · 3 additives banned somewhere
• Mountain Blackberry Revel Ice Cream, Mountain Blackberry Revel Umpqua · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 1 recall · 2 additives banned somewhere
• Drinks Happy Drinks · Other Drinks · 5 additives banned somewhere
• Fun Pops Alamance Foods · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 5 additives banned somewhere
• Fruit Bars Spartan · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 2 additives banned somewhere
• Fun Drinks Valu Time · Other Drinks · 5 additives banned somewhere
• Freeze Pops Food Lion · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 5 additives banned somewhere
• Freeze Pops Hannaford · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 5 additives banned somewhere · 2 package sizes
• Freeze Pops My Essentials · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · 5 additives banned somewhere
• Trix Popcorn Trix · Snacks · 5 additives banned somewhere · 2 package sizes
• Wasabi Sauce Seminole · Oriental, Mexican & Ethnic Sauces · 2 additives banned somewhere
• Wasabi Sauce Sau-sea · Oriental, Mexican & Ethnic Sauces · 2 additives banned somewhere