Chapter PART II PERMITTED COLOURANTS

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EEC No.	Name or Description	Chemical Formula, description	Kind of animal permitted	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feedingstuffs)	Conditions
	1 Carotenoids and xanthophylls:
E160c	Capsanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₃	Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—
E160e	Beta-apo-8'-carotenal	C₃₀H₄₀O	Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E160f	Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid	C₃₂H₄₄O₂	Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E161b	Lutein	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E161c	Cryptoxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O	Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₂	(a) Poultry	80 (alone or with the other carotenoids 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	Zeaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—
E161i	Citranaxanthin	C₃₃H₄₄O	Laying hens	80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E161j	Astaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₄	(a) Salmon, trout	100	Use only 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	—	—
	2 Other colourants:
E102	Tartrazine	C₁₆H₉N₄Na₃O₉S₂	Ornamental fish	—	—
E110	Sunset yellow FCF	C₁₆H₁ub0;N₂Na₂O₇S₂	Ornamental fish	—	—
E124	Ponceau 4R	C₂₀H₁₁N₂Na₃O₁₀S₃	Ornamental fish	—	—
E127	Erythrosine	C₂₀H₆I₄Na₂O₅. H₂O	Ornamental fish	—	—
E131	Patent Blue V	Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxytetra ethyl diamino 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 of 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	C₁₆H₈N₂Na₂O₈S₂	Ornamental fish	—	—
E141	Chlorophyll copper complex	—	Ornamental fish	—	—
E142	Acid Brilliant Green BS, (Lissamine Green)	Sodium salt of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenylmethylene-2-naphthol-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	Carbon black	C	Ornamental fish	—	—
E160B	Bixin	C₂₅H₃₀O₄	Ornamental fish	—	—
E172	Iron oxide, red	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 legislation as implemented by Regulations made under the Food Safety Act 1990^f2	—	(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, or (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	—	—

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Parts I to VIII relate only to additives covered by European Community Directives. Part IX relates only to addtives covered by European Community Regulations.
f2: 1990 c. 16.