ANSWER

Only food colours listed in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 allowed using in food.

However, EU Member States agree to ban on Titanium Dioxide (E171) in food stating on year 2022 in order to follow an updated safety assessment on titanium dioxide as a food additive from European Food Safety Authotity (EFSA) which published on 6 May 2021.

References

European Food Safety Authority. (2021). Scientific Opinion on Safety Assessment of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a food additive.

Food Navigator. (2021). EU E171 ban set for 2022: ‘The safety of our food is not negotiable’.

Official Journal of the European Union. (2008). Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councils of 16 December 2008 on food additive.

Official Journal of the European Union. (2011). Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives.

Official Journal of the European Union. (2012). Commission Regulation (EU) No 232/2012 of 16 March 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the conditions of use and the use levels for Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S (E110) and Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A (E124).