# The Colours in Food Regulations 1995, Schedule 2: FOODS WHICH MAY NOT CONTAIN ADDED COLOURS, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR IN SCHEDULES 3, 4 OR 5


(The designations used in this Schedule do not prejudice the “carry over” principle in cases where products contain ingredients with legitimate colouring in their own right)
1 Unprocessed foodstuffs
2 All bottled or packed waters
3 Milk, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk, pasteurised or sterilised (including UHT sterilisation) (unflavoured)
4 Chocolate milk
5 Fermented milk (unflavoured)
6 Preserved milks as mentioned in Directive 76/118/EEC
7 Butter-milk (unflavoured)
8 Cream and cream powder (unflavoured)
9 Oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin
10 Eggs and egg products as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 89/437/EEC
11 Flour and other milled products and starches
12 Bread and similar products
13 Pasta and gnocchi
14 Sugar, including all monoand disaccharides
15 Tomato paste and canned and bottled tomatoes
16 Tomato-based sauces
17 Fruit juice and fruit nectar as mentioned in Directive 93/77/EEC and vegetable juice
18 Fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms—canned, bottled or dried; processed fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms
19 Extra jam, extra jelly, and chestnut purée as mentioned in Directive 79/693/EEC; crème de pruneaux
20 Fish, molluscs and crustaceans, meat, poultry and game as well as their preparations, but not including prepared meals containing these ingredients.
21 Cocoa products and chocolate components in chocolate products as mentioned in Directive 73/241/EEC
22 Roasted coffee, tea, chicory; tea and chicory extracts; tea, plant, fruit and cereal preparations for infusions, as well as mixes and instant mixes of these products
23 Salt, salt substitutes, spices and mixtures of spices
24 Wine and other products defined by Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
25 Korn, Kornbrand, fruit spirit drinks, fruit spirits, Ouzo, Grappa, Tsikoudia from Crete, Tsipouro from Macedonia, Tsipouro from Thessaly, Tsipouro from Tyrnavos, Eau de vie de marc Marque nationale luxembourgeoise, Eau de vie de seigle Marque nationale luxembourgeoise, London gin, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89
26 Sambuca, Maraschino and Mistra as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1180/91
27 Sangria, Clarea and Zurra as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91
28 Wine vinegar
29 Foods for infants and young children as mentioned in Directive 89/398/EEC including foods for infants and young children not in good health
30 Honey
31 Malt and malt products
32 Ripened and unripened cheese (unflavoured)
33 Butter from sheep and goats' milk

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3124/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995/schedule-2
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