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Wilton The Elf On The Shelf, Icing Decorations

Wilton Industries Inc. · Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings · barcode 00070896685506

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green) and Titanium dioxide, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not approved in the EU; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives8 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not approved in the EU; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Which
  • TypicalFDA has no comparable food in its tests.

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-07-29). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green), Titanium dioxide.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green).
  • 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. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green).
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green).
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green).
  • 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. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Green No. 3 (Fast Green).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Green No. 3 (Fast Green) (E143)

  • 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

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) Source

Typical for baking decorations & dessert toppings

FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), TAPIOCA FLOUR, WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (HYDROGENATED PALM OIL), POTASIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, TARTARIC ACID, FD&C YELLOW #5, FD&C YELLOW #6, FD&C RED #3, FD&C RED #40, FD&C BLUE #2, FD&C BLUE #1, FD&C GREEN #3, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), CARAMEL COLOR.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-07-29. Labels change; check the package.

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