Why on ingredients labels are colors identified with numbers, such as yellow 2 or blue 1 etc

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Why on ingredients labels are colors identified with numbers, such as yellow 2 or blue 1 etc

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It is the name of the food coloring added to make it a certain color. Some people are allergic to Red 40, for instance, so it is important to know what dyes were used to make those foods a certain color

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