The Colours in Food Regulations 1995

Regulation 3(3) and (4)

SCHEDULE 4 COLOURS PERMITTED FOR USE IN CERTAIN FOODS ONLY

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Permitted colour	Food	Maximum level
E 123 Amaranth	Americano	100 mg/1 (but see the entry for Americano in Schedule 3)
	Aperitif wines, spirit drinks including products with less than 15% alcohol by volume Bitter soda, bitter vino as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91	30 mg/l 100 mg/l (but see the entry for Bitter soda, bitter vino in Schedule 3)
	Fish roe	30 mg/kg
E 127 Erythrosine	Cocktail cherries and candied cherries Bigarreaux cherries in syrup and in cocktails	200 mg/kg 150 mg/kg
E 128 Red 2G	Breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6% Burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4%	} 20 mg/kg
E 154 Brown FK	Kippers	20 mg/kg
E 161g Canthaxanthin	Saucisses de Strasbourg	15 mg/kg
E 173 Aluminium	External coating of sugar confectionery for the decoration of cakes and pastries	quantum satis
E 174 Silver	External coating of confectionery Decoration of chocolates Liqueurs	quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis
E 175 Gold	External coating of confectionery Decoration of chocolates Liqueurs	quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis
E 180 Litholrubine BK	Edible cheese rind	quantum satis
E 160b Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin	Margarine, minarine, other fat emulsions, and fats essentially free from water Decorations and coatings Fine bakery wares Edible ices Liqueurs, including fortified beverages with less than 15% alcohol by volume Flavoured processed cheese Ripened Orange, Yellow and broken-white cheese, Unflavoured processed cheese Desserts “Snacks”: dry, savoury potato, cereal or starch-based snack products: Extruded or expanded savoury snack products Other savoury snack products and savoury coated nuts Smoked fish Edible cheese rind and edible casings Red Leicester cheese Mimolette cheese Extruded, puffed and/or fruit-flavoured breakfast cereals	10 mg/kg 20 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 20 mg/kg 10 mg/l 15 mg/kg 15 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 20 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 20 mg/kg 50 mg/kg 35 mg/kg 25 mg/kg