{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995/schedule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995/schedule-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/3124",
  "legislation_title": "The Colours in Food Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "COLOURS PERMITTED FOR USE IN CERTAIN FOODS ONLY",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nPermitted colour\nFood\nMaximum level\nE 123 Amaranth\nAmericano\n100 mg/1 (but see the entry for Americano in Schedule 3)\nAperitif wines, spirit drinks including products with less than 15% alcohol by volume Bitter soda, bitter vino as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91\n30 mg/l 100 mg/l (but see the entry for Bitter soda, bitter vino in Schedule 3)\nFish roe\n30 mg/kg\nE 127 Erythrosine\nCocktail cherries and candied cherries\nBigarreaux cherries in syrup and in cocktails\n200 mg/kg\n150 mg/kg\nE 128 Red 2G\nBreakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6%\nBurger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4%\n} 20 mg/kg\nE 154 Brown FK\nKippers\n20 mg/kg\nE 161g Canthaxanthin\nSaucisses de Strasbourg\n15 mg/kg\nE 173 Aluminium\nExternal coating of sugar confectionery for the decoration of cakes and pastries\nquantum satis\nE 174 Silver\nExternal coating of confectionery\nDecoration of chocolates\nLiqueurs\nquantum satis\nquantum satis\nquantum satis\nE 175 Gold\nExternal coating of confectionery\nDecoration of chocolates\nLiqueurs\nquantum satis\nquantum satis\nquantum satis\nE 180 Litholrubine BK\nEdible cheese rind\nquantum satis\nE 160b Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin\nMargarine, minarine, other fat emulsions, and fats essentially free from water\nDecorations and coatings\nFine bakery wares\nEdible ices\nLiqueurs, including fortified beverages with less than 15% alcohol by volume\nFlavoured processed cheese\nRipened Orange, Yellow and broken-white cheese, Unflavoured processed cheese\nDesserts\n“Snacks”: dry, savoury potato, cereal or starch-based snack products:\nExtruded or expanded savoury snack products\nOther savoury snack products and savoury coated nuts\nSmoked fish\nEdible cheese rind and edible casings\nRed Leicester cheese\nMimolette cheese\nExtruded, puffed and/or fruit-flavoured breakfast cereals\n10 mg/kg\n20 mg/kg\n10 mg/kg\n20 mg/kg\n10 mg/l\n15 mg/kg\n15 mg/kg\n10 mg/kg\n20 mg/kg\n10 mg/kg\n10 mg/kg\n20 mg/kg\n50 mg/kg\n35 mg/kg\n25 mg/kg",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3124/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:56:55.708248+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}