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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/3124",
  "legislation_title": "The Colours in Food Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "PERMITTED COLOURS\nEC No\nColour\nColour index No or description\n1 Aluminium lakes prepared from colours listed in this Schedule are also permitted.\n2 Colour index numbers are taken from the third edition 1982 of the Colour Index, volumes 1 to 7, 1315. Also amendments 37 to 40(125), 41 to 44 (127–50), 45 to 48 (130), 49 to 52 (132–50), 53 to 56 (135).\n3 The term caramel relates to products of a more or less intense brown colour which are intended for colouring. It does not correspond to the sugary aromatic product obtained from heating sugars and which is used for flavouring food (e.g. confectionery, pastry, alcoholic drinks).\nE100\nE 101\nCurcumin\n(i) Riboflavin\n(ii) Riboflavin-5'-phosphate\n75300\nE 102\nTartrazine\n19140\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n47005\nE 110\nSunset Yellow FCF\nOrange Yellow S\n15985\nE 120\nCochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines\n75470\nE 122\nAzorubine, Carmoisine\n14720\nE 123\nAmaranth\n16185\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n16255\nE 127\nErythrosine\n45430\nE 128\nRed 2G\n18050\nE 129\nAllura Red AC\n16035\nE 131\nPatent Blue V\n42051\nE 132\nIndigotine, Indigo carmine\n73015\nE 133\nBrilliant Blue FCF\n42090\nE 140\nChlorophylls and\n75810\nE 140\nChlorophyllins:\n(i) Chlorophylls\n(ii) Chlorophyllins\n75815\nE 141\nCopper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins:\n(i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls\n(ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins\n75815\nE 142\nGreen S\n44090\nE 150a\nPlain caramel\nE 150b\nCaustic sulphite caramel\nE 150c\nAmmonia caramel\nE 150d\nSulphite ammonia caramel\nE 151\nBrilliant Black BN, Black PN\n28440\nE 153\nVegetable carbon\nE 154\nBrown FK\nE 155\nBrown HT\n20285\nE 160a\nCarotenes:\n(i) Mixed carotenes\n75130\nE 160a\n(ii) Beta-carotene\n40800\nE 160b\nAnnatto, bixin, norbixin\n75120\nE 160c\nPaprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin\nE 160d\nLycopene\nE 160e\nBeta-apo-8'-carotenal (C 30)\n40820\nE 160f\nEthyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30)\n40825\nE 161b\nLutein\nE 161g\nCanthaxanthin\nE 162\nBeetroot Red, betanin\nE 163\nAnthocyanins\nPrepared by physical means from fruits and vegetables\nE 170\nCalcium carbonate\n77220\nE 171\nTitanium dioxide\n77891\nE 172\nIron oxides and hydroxides\n77491\n77492\n77499\nE 173\nAluminium\nE 174\nSilver\nE 175\nGold\nE180\nLitholrubine BK",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1 Aluminium lakes prepared from colours listed in this Schedule are also permitted."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2 Colour index numbers are taken from the third edition 1982 of the Colour Index, volumes 1 to 7, 1315. Also amendments 37 to 40(125), 41 to 44 (127–50), 45 to 48 (130), 49 to 52 (132–50), 53 to 56 (135)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "3 The term caramel relates to products of a more or less intense brown colour which are intended for colouring. It does not correspond to the sugary aromatic product obtained from heating sugars and which is used for flavouring food (e.g. confectionery, pastry, alcoholic drinks)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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