Part IIPermitted Colourants
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
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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 (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 | — | — | |||
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 | — | — | |||
2. 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 | — | — |
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 (Northern Ireland) 1991(1) | — | (a)All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats | — | 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 | |
(b)Dogs and cats | — | — |
S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7)