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 stuffs) | Conditions |
| E160c E160e E160f E161b E161c E161g E161h | Capsanthin Beta-apo-8'-carotenal Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid Lutein Cryptoxanthin Canthaxanthin Zeaxanthin | C40H56O3 C30H40O C32H44O2 C40H56O2 C40H56O C40H52O2 C40H56O2 | Poultry | 80: alone or together | None |
| E161i | Citranaxanthin | C33H44O | Laying Hens | ||
| E161g | Canthaxanthin | C40H52O2 | Dogs and Cats Trout and Salmon | No limit 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 triphenylcarbinol 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 maniac flour, or other base substances dea-natured 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 maniac flour, or other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during prepartion 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 Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1 | Dogs and Cats All other species of animals | No limit | None Permitted only in products processed from waste products of food stuffs, 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 |