# Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Schedule 4: Colours permitted for use in certain foods only

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Permitted colour
Food
Maximum level
E 123 Amaranth
Americano
100 mg/l (but see the entry for Americano in Schedule 3)
Aperitif wines, spirit drinks including products with less than 15% alcohol by volume
30 mg/l
Bitter soda, bitter vino as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91
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
200 mg/kg
Bigarreaux cherries in syrup and in cocktails
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
quantum satis
Decoration of chocolates
quantum satis
Liqueurs
quantun satis
E 175 Gold
External coating of confectionery
quantum satis
Decoration of chocolates
quantum satis
Liqueurs
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
10 mg/kg
Decorations and coatings
20 mg/kg
Fine bakery wares
10 mg/kg
Edible ices
20 mg/kg
Liqueurs, including fortified beverages with less than 15% alcohol by volume
10 mg/l
Flavoured processed cheese
15 mg/kg
Ripened Orange, Yellow and broken-white cheese, Unflavoured processed cheese
15 mg/kg
Desserts
10 mg/kg
“Snacks”: dry, savoury potato, cereal or starch-based snack products:
— Extruded or expanded savoury snack products
20 mg/kg
— Other savoury snack products and savoury coated nuts
10 mg/kg
Smoked fish
10 mg/kg
Edible cheese rind and edible casings
20 mg/kg
Red Leicester cheese
50 mg/kg
Mimolette cheese
35 mg/kg
Extruded, puffed and/or fruit-flavoured breakfast cereals
25 mg/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/49/schedule/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-4
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