SCHEDULE 3Permitted additives and provisions relating to their use

Part IIPermitted Colourants

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EECNo.

Name or Description

Chemical formula, description

Kind of animal permitted

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feedingstuffs)

Conditions

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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

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 feeding stuff

c

Dogs, cats and ornamental fish

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—

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 feeding stuff

b

Ornamental fish

—

—

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Other colourants:

E102

Tartrazine

C16H9N4Na3O9S2

Ornamental fish

—

—

E110

Sunset yellow FCF

C16H10N2Na2O7S2

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) diphenylmethy- lene-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 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

b

Dogs, cats and ornamental fish

—

—

E153

Carbon black

C

Ornamental fish

—

—

E160B

Bixin

C25H30O4

Ornamental fish

—

—

E172

Iron oxide, red

Fe2O3

Ornamental fish

—

—

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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 (Northern Ireland) 199145

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a

All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats

—

Permitted in animal feeding-stuffs only in products processed from:

  1. i

    waste products of foodstuffs, or

  2. 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

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