Is Acid Black 52 vegetarian?

Acid Black 52 is a synthetic azo dye used to colour textile fibres such as wool, silk, and polyamide. It is assigned the Colour Index number CI 15711 and is a fully synthetic compound with no animal-derived components.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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