# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988, Part II: PERMITTED COLOURANTS


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EEC No
Name or Description
Chemical formula
Kind of animal
Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
Conditions
E160c
Capsanthin
C40H56O3
} Poultry
} 80: alone or together
None
E160e
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
C30H40O
E160f
Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid
C32H44O2
E161b
Lutein
C40H56O2
E161c
Cryptoxanthin
C40H56O
E161e
Violaxanthin
C40H56O4
E161g
Canthaxanthin
C40H52O2
E161h
Zeaxanthin
C40H56O2
E161i
Citranaxanthin
C33H44O
Laying hens
E161g
Canthaxanthin
C40H52O2
Dogs and Cats
No limit
Trout and Salmon
100: alone or together with astaxanthin
Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
Astaxanthin
C40H52O4
Trout and Salmon
100: alone or together with canthaxanthin
Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
E131
Patent Blue V (Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxy-tetra-ethyldiamino triphenyl-carbinol anhydride)
Dogs and Cats
No limit
None
All other species of animals
No limit
} Permitted only in products processed from waste products of foodstuffs, denatured cereals or manioc flour, or other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during preparation to ensure identification during manufacture.
E142
Acid Brilliant Green BS (Sodium salt of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenyl-methylene-2.naphthol-3, 6-disulphonic acid)
All species of animals except dogs and cats
No limit
Dogs and Cats
No limit
None
All other colourants 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
Dogs and Cats
} No limit
None
All other species of animals
Permitted only in products processed from waste products of foodstuffs, or other base substances, with the exception of cereals and manioc flour, denatured by means of those agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/396/schedule/4/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-II
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