# Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, Part II: PERMITTED COLOURANTS Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 EEC No. Name or description Chemical formula, description Kind of animal Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs) Conditions E160c E160e E160f E161b E16lc 1 Carotenoids and xanthophylls: Capsanthin Beta-apo-8'-carotenal Ethyl ester of beta-apo 8'-carotenoic acid Lutein Cryptoxanthin C40H56O3 C30H40O C32H44O2 C40H56O2 C40H55 } Poultry } 80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls) None E161g Canthaxanthin C40H52)2 (a) Poultry (b) Salmon, trout (c) Dogs, cats and ornamental fish 80 No limit 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 feeding stuff. None E161h E161i Zeaxanthin Citranaxanthin C40H56O2 C33H44O Poultry Laying hens } 80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls) None E161j Astaxanthin C40H52O4 (a) Salmon, trout (b) Ornamental fish 100 No limit 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 feeding stuff. None El02 El10 El24 El27 2 Other colourants: Tartrazine Sunset yellow FCF Ponceau 4R Erythrosine C16H9N4Na3O9S2 C16H10N2Na2O7S2 C20H11N2Na3O10S3 C20H6I4Na2O5H2O } Ornamental fish No limit None El31 Patent Blue V Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxytetraethy diamino triphenylcarbinol anhydridc (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats (b) Dogs and cats No limit No limit Permitted in animal feeding stuffs 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. El32 Indigotine C16H8N2Na2O8S2 Ornamental fish No limit None E141 Chlorophyll copper complex — Ornamental fish No limit None E142 Acid Brilliant Green BS, (Lissamine Green) Sodium salt of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenylmethylene -2-naphtol-3,6-disulphonic acid (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs, cats and ornamental fish (b) Dogs, cats and ornamental fish No limit No limit Permitted in animal feeding stuffs 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. None E153 E160B E172 Carbon black Bixin Iron oxide, red C C25H30O4 Fe2O3 } Ornamenal fish No limit None 3 All colourants (other than Patent Blue V and Acid Brilliant Green BS) 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 1991 — (a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats (b) Dogs and cats No limit No limit Permitted in animal feeding stuffs 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. None --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/451/schedule/4/part/II (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/schedule-4/part-II Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.