Annex I

United Kingdom

No	EC No	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Duration of authorisation
No	EC No	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	mg/kg of complete feedingstuff		Other provisions	Duration of authorisation
		Colouring matters including pigments 1. Carotenoids and xanthophylls
	E 160a	Beta-carotene	C₄₀H₅₆	Canaries	—	—	—	—	30.9.1999
	E 160c	Capsanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₃	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 160e	Beta-apo-8′-carotenal	C₃₀H₄₀O	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 160f	Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8′-carotenoic acid	C₃₂H₄₄O₂	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 161b	Lutein	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xantho-phylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 161c	Cryptoxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xantho-phylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 16lg	Canthaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₂	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xantho-phylls)	—	Without a time limit
				Salmon, trout	—	—	80	Use permitted from the age of six months onwards The mixture of canthaxanthin with astaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff	Without a time limit
				Dogs, cats and ornamental fish	—	—	—	—	Without a time limit
				Pet and ornamental birds	—	—	—	—	30.9.1999
	E 161h	Zeaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 16li	Citranaxanthin	C₃₃H₄₄O	Laying hens	—	—	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—	Without a time limit
	E 161j	Astaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₄	Salmon, trout	—	—	100	Use only permitted from the age of six months onwards The mixture of astaxanthin with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff	Without a time limit
	E 161j	Astaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₄	Ornamental fish	—	—	—	—	Without a time limit
11		Astaxanthin-rich Phaffia rhodozyma (CBS 116.94)	Concentrated biomass of the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma (CBS 116.94), killed, containing at least 2,5 g astaxanthin per kilogram additive	Salmon, trout	—	—	100	The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin Use only permitted from the age of six months onwards The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff	21.4.1999
12		Astaxanthin-rich Phaffia rhodozyma (ATCC 74219)	Concentrated biomass of the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma (ATCC 74219), killed, containing at least 4,0 g astaxanthin per kilogram of additive and having a maximum ethoxyquin content of 2 000 mg/kg	Salmon, trout	—	—	100	The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin Use permitted only from the age of six months onwards The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff Ethoxyquin content to be declared	30.9.1999