# The Colours in Food Regulations 1995, Schedule 4: COLOURS PERMITTED FOR USE IN CERTAIN FOODS ONLY


Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Permitted colour
Food
Maximum level
E 123 Amaranth
Americano
100 mg/1 (but see the entry for Americano in Schedule 3)
Aperitif wines, spirit drinks including products with less than 15% alcohol by volume Bitter soda, bitter vino as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91
30 mg/l 100 mg/l (but see the entry for Bitter soda, bitter vino in Schedule 3)
Fish roe
30 mg/kg
E 127 Erythrosine
Cocktail cherries and candied cherries
Bigarreaux cherries in syrup and in cocktails
200 mg/kg
150 mg/kg
E 128 Red 2G
Breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6%
Burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4%
} 20 mg/kg
E 154 Brown FK
Kippers
20 mg/kg
E 161g Canthaxanthin
Saucisses de Strasbourg
15 mg/kg
E 173 Aluminium
External coating of sugar confectionery for the decoration of cakes and pastries
quantum satis
E 174 Silver
External coating of confectionery
Decoration of chocolates
Liqueurs
quantum satis
quantum satis
quantum satis
E 175 Gold
External coating of confectionery
Decoration of chocolates
Liqueurs
quantum satis
quantum satis
quantum satis
E 180 Litholrubine BK
Edible cheese rind
quantum satis
E 160b Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin
Margarine, minarine, other fat emulsions, and fats essentially free from water
Decorations and coatings
Fine bakery wares
Edible ices
Liqueurs, including fortified beverages with less than 15% alcohol by volume
Flavoured processed cheese
Ripened Orange, Yellow and broken-white cheese, Unflavoured processed cheese
Desserts
“Snacks”: dry, savoury potato, cereal or starch-based snack products:
Extruded or expanded savoury snack products
Other savoury snack products and savoury coated nuts
Smoked fish
Edible cheese rind and edible casings
Red Leicester cheese
Mimolette cheese
Extruded, puffed and/or fruit-flavoured breakfast cereals
10 mg/kg
20 mg/kg
10 mg/kg
20 mg/kg
10 mg/l
15 mg/kg
15 mg/kg
10 mg/kg
20 mg/kg
10 mg/kg
10 mg/kg
20 mg/kg
50 mg/kg
35 mg/kg
25 mg/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3124/schedule/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-1995/schedule-4
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