🎨 Colouring agents (E-numbers – active ingredients)
- E133 – Brilliant Blue FCF (cyan)
- E122 – Carmoisine / Azorubine (magenta – EU version only)
- E102 – Tartrazine (yellow)
- E110 – Sunset Yellow FCF (yellow blend)
👉 These are approved UK/EU food colourings under retained EU law.
💧 Carrier / base ingredients (non-colour components)
Typical across all colours:
- Water (purified)
- Glycerol (E422) – humectant (keeps ink fluid, prevents drying)
- Propylene glycol (E1520) – solvent/carrier
- Ethanol (trace) – stabiliser/preservative
- Food-grade surfactants – helps flow through printhead
- Preservatives (food-safe, low %) – prevent microbial growth
👉 These are standard food-grade carriers used in edible inks and food colourings.
⚠️ Important UK allergen / warning info
Because of the dyes:
-
E102, E110, E122
→ Must carry the UK warning:“May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children”
- No major allergens present:
- ❌ Nuts, milk, eggs, fish → Not present
- ❌ Gluten → Not present
✅ Certifications (UK-relevant)
🏭 Manufacturing & safety
-
cGMP certified (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
→ Produced in controlled food-grade facilities
🍽️ Food & hygiene certifications
-
NSF Certified (NSF/ANSI Standard 18)
→ Approved for commercial food equipment use -
Kosher (Pareve) certified
→ Entire process (not just ingredients) certified - Halal certified (ink + facility)
🌱 Dietary & composition
- Vegan suitable (no animal-derived ingredients)
- Non-GMO (not bioengineered)
- Not organic certified
🇬🇧 / 🇪🇺 compliance
- Uses EU-approved food colourings (differs from US version)
- Covered by:
- EU Declaration of Conformity (applies in UK via retained law)
- CE / food-contact compliance (printer + system)
🧾 Bottom line (plain English)
- It’s basically liquid food colouring + food-safe solvents, engineered for printing
- Fully compliant for commercial food use in the UK/EU
- No allergens, vegan, halal, kosher
- The only “watch-out” is the artificial colour warnings (E102, E110, E122)