The Feeding Stuffs, the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2003

Regulation 2(2)

SCHEDULE PART SUBSTITUTED FOR PART II OF THE TABLE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 3 TO THE FEEDING STUFFS (WALES) REGULATIONS 2001

“PART II PERMITTED COLOURANT

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
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	C40H5603	}	}	—
E160e	Beta-apo-8'- carotenal	C30H400	}	}80
E160f	Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid	C32H4402	}Poultry	}(alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)
E161b	Lutein	C40H5602	}	}
E161c	Cryptoxanthin	C40H560	}
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C40H5202	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	—	—
	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: (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
			Dogs and cats	—	—
			Poultry other than laying hens, salmon, trout	25	Permitted in animal feedingstuffs 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
			Laying hens	8	Permitted in animal feedingstuffs 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
E161h	Zeaxanthin	C40H5602	Poultry	}80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls)	—
E161i	Citranaxanthin	C33H440	Laying hens	}
E161j	Astaxanthin	C40H5204	(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	—	—
	2.   Other colourants
E102	Tartrazine	C16H9N4 Na3O9S2	}
E110	Sunset yellow FCF	C16H10N2 Na2O7S2	} Ornamental	—	—
E124	Ponceau 4R	C20H11N2 Na3O10S3	} fish
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	—	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	C16H8N2 Na2O8S2	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: (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, cats and ornamental fish	—	—
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 Act 1990(1)	—	(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, 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	—	—”

(1)

1990 c. 16.