Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

PART II PERMITTED COLOURANTS

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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(1)	—	(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

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S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7)