# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 2000, Chapter PART II: PERMITTED COLOURANTS Col. 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 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 — (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 — — --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2481/schedule/3/part/TABLE/chapter/2 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-2000/schedule-3/part-TABLE/chapter-2 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.