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Is Eosin Y vegan?

Eosin Y is a synthetic fluorescent acidic dye of the xanthene class, produced by the action of bromine on fluorescein. It is widely used as a histological stain (paired with haematoxylin in H&E staining), binding to basic proteins and staining cytoplasmic structures dark red or pink.

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