Black 7984, Food Black 2, or C.I. 27755, is a brown-to-black synthetic diazo dye. It is often used as the tetrasodium salt.
When used as a food dye, it has E number E152. Its use in food has not been permitted in the United States and in the European Union since 1984.[citation needed] It is also not permitted in Australia and Japan.[citation needed]
Black 7984 is also used in cosmetics.
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