Made | 10th November 2003 | ||
Coming into operation | 22nd December 2003 |
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on
10th November 2003.
L.S.
W. B. Smith
A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
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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: |
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E160c | Capsanthin | C40H56O3 } | } | - | |
E160e | Beta-apo-8'-carotenal | C30H40O } | } | ||
E160f | Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid | C32H44O2 } | Poultry } | 80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls) | |
E161b | Lutein | C40H56O2 } | } | ||
E161c | Cryptoxanthin | C40H56O } | } | ||
E161g | Canthaxanthin | C40H52O2 | Poultry other than laying hens | 25 | The mixture of canthaxanthin with other carotenoids and xanthophylls is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 80 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff |
Laying hens | 8 | The mixture of canthaxanthin with other carotenoids and xanthophylls is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 80 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff | |||
Salmon, trout | 25 | Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards. The mixture of canthaxanthin with asthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff | |||
Dogs, cats and ornamental fish | - | - | |||
E161h | Zeaxanthin | C40H56O2 | Poultry } | ||
} | 80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls) | ||||
E161i | Citranaxanthin | C33H44O | Laying hens } | ||
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 100mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff |
(b) Ornamental fish |
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2.
Other cololurants |
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E102 | Tartrazine | C16H9N4 Na3O9S2 } | |||
E110 | Sunset yellow FCF | C16H10N2Na2O7S2 } | Ornamental fish | ||
E124 | Ponceau 4R | C20H11N2Na3O10S3 } | |||
E127 | Erythrosine | C20H6I4Na2O5.H2O } | |||
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 |
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Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 and cats | - | - | |||
E132 | Indigotine | C16H8N2Na2O8S2 | Ornamental fish | - | - |
E141 | Chlorophyll copper complex | - | Ornamental fish | - | - |
E142 | Acid Brilliant Green BS, (Lissamine Green) | Sodium sale of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenylmethylene -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 feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 |
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(b) Dogs, cats and ornamental fish |
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E153 | Carbon black | C } | |||
E160B | Bixin | C25H30O4 } | Ornamental fish | - | - |
E172 | Iron oxide, red | Fe2O3 } | |||
3.
All colourants (other than Patent Blue V and Acid Brilliant Green BS and Canthaxanthin) at present permitted for use in human food by European Community legislation as implemented by Regulations made under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991[8] |
(a) All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats |
Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 |
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(b) Dogs and cats |
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3.1
Canthaxanthin authorised for colouring foodstuffs by Community rules |
All species or categories of animals other than poultry, salmon, trout, dogs and cats | - |
Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 |
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Dogs and cats | - | - | |||
Poultry other than laying hens, salmon, trout | 25 |
Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 |
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Laying hens | 8 |
Permitted in animal feedingstuffs only in products processed from:
(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 " |
[3] O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Under Article 3 of the EC Regulation "food law" extends to feed produced for, or fed to, food producing animalsback
[7] S.R. 2001 No. 47, as amended by S.R. 2001 Nos. 209 and 428, S.R. 2002 No. 263 and S.R. 2003 Nos. 219, 287 and 306back
[8] S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7)back