C.I. Food Red 17:1

CAS 68583-95-9

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 68583-95-9 — 1 Al³⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Dystar

Sensient Colors

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Target

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureFoodTextiles

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Pigment in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68583-95-9

PubChem CID171390238

DTXSIDDTXSID9099876

FormulaC18H13AlN2O8S2

Mol. Weight476.4 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-])OC)N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])[O-].[Al+3]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9099876Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 171390238Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

C.I. Food Red 17:1 (CAS 68583-95-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68583-95-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9099876. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9099876 PubChem: 171390238. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/171390238 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68583-95-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68583-95-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting