Part II Permitted Colourants

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.4, Pt II substituted by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.4(2)(b)
Sch.4, Pt II amended by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.4(2)(c)
Sch.4, Pt IX amended by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.4(2)(e)
Sch.4, Pt X added by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.4(2)(f)
Sch.4, para 12 added by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.4(2)(a)
Sch.4, Pt VI amended by Feeding Stuffs 1993 reg.3(6)(g)
Sch.4, para 4(2)(c) added by Feeding Stuffs 1993 reg.3(6)(a)
Sch.4, para 5(c) added by Feeding Stuffs 1993 reg.3(6)(b)
Sch.4, para 6(i) substituted by Feeding Stuffs 1993 reg.3(6)(c)
Sch.4, para 8(c) amended by Feeding Stuffs 1993 reg.3(6)(d)
Sch.4, Pt VII amended by Feeding Stuffs 1994 reg.3(1)(b)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
EEC No.	Name or Description	Chemical Formula	Kind of Animal	Maximum Content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)	Conditions
E160c	Capsanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₃	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E160e	Beta-apo-8"-carotenal	C₃₀H₄₀O	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E160f	Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8"-carotenoic acid	C₃₂H₄₄O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161b	Lutein	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161c	Cryptoxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C₄4₀H₅₂O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161h	Zeaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161i	Citranaxanthin	C₃₃H₄₄O	Laying Hens	80: alone or together	None
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₂	Dogs and Cats	No limit	None
			Trout and Salmon	80	Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
E161j	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 All other species of animals	No limit No limit	None 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 Dogs and Cats	No limit 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 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^f1 or the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act, 1956^f2		Dogs and Cats All other species of animals	No limit No limit	None 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

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 30.
f2: 1956 c. 30 (4 & 5 Eliz 2).