# The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994, Schedule 1 “PART II PERMITTED COLOURANTS Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 EEC No. Name or Description Chemical formula, description Kind of animal Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feedingstuffs) Conditions E160c E160e E160f E161b E161c E161g 1 Caroteniods and xanthophylls: Capsanthin Beta-apo-8'-carotenal Ethyl ester beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid Lutein Cryptoxanthin Canthaxanthin C40H56O3 C30H40O C32H44O2 C40H56O2 C40H56O C40H52O2 } Poultry (a) Poultry } 80 (alone or with the other caroteniods and xanthophylls) — (b) Salmon, trout 80 Use permitted from the age of 6 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. (c) Dogs, cats and ornamental fish — — E161h E161i Zeaxanthin Citranaxanthin C40H52O2 C33H44O Poultry Laying hens } 80 (alone or with the other caroteniods and xanthophylls) — E161j Astaxanthin C40H52O4 (a) Salmon, trout 100 Use permitted from the age of 6 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. (b) Ornamental fish — — E102 E110 E124 E127 2 Other colourants: Tartrazine Sunset yellow FCF Ponceau 4R Erythrosine C16H9N4O9S2Na3 C16H10N2O7S2Na2 C20H11N2O10S3Na3 C20H6I4O5Na2H2O } Ornamental fish — — E131 Patent Blue V Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxyetetraethyldiamino triphenylcarbinol anhydride (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats — Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from: (i) waste products of foodstuffs, (ii) denatured cereals or manioc flour, or (iii) other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture. (b) Dogs and cats — — E132 Indigotine C16H8N2O8S2Na2 Ornamental fish — — E141 Chlorophyll copper complex — Ornamental fish — — E142 Acid Brilliant Green BS, (Lissamine Green) Sodium salt of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenylmethylene-2-naphtol-3,6-disulphonic acid (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs, cats and ornamental fish — Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from: (i) waste products of foodstuffs, (ii) denatured cereals or manioc flour, or (iii) other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture. (b) Dogs, cats and ornamental fish — — E153 E160B E172 Carbon black Bixin Iron oxide, red C C25H30O4 Fe2O3 } Ornamental fish — — 3 All colourants (other than Patent Blue V and Acid Brilliant Green BS) at present permitted for use in human food by European Community Directives, as implemented by Regulations made or having effect as if made under the Food Act 1984 or the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 — (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats — Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from: (i) waste products of foodstuffs, (ii) other base substances, with the exception of cereals and manioc flour, denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture. (b) Dogs and Cats — — ” --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2510/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-amendment-no-2-regulations-1994/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.