1986 Ed.]
Colouring Matter in Food Regulations
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Common Name of Colour Patent Scientific Name Colour Index Number (1956) Quinoline Yellow calcium salt of (4-[α-(p-(diethylamino)phenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,4-disulphobenzylidene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)diethyl-ammonium hydroxide inner salt. 42051 Red FB trisodium salt of 1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-2-naphthol-6:8-disulphonic acid. 16255 Blue V disodium salt of disulphonic acid of 2-(2-quinolyl)-1,3-indandione. 47005 Ponceau 4R disodium salt of 2-[4-(1-hydroxy-4-sulpho-2-naphthylazo)-3-sulphophenyl]-6-methylbenzo-thiazole. 14780 Ponceau 6R 7-hydroxy-8-[(4-sulpho-1-naphthyl)azo]-1,3,6-naphthalene-trisulphonic acid. 16290 Red 6B disodium salt of 8-acetamido-2-p-acetamido-phenylazo-1-naphthol-3:6-disulphonic acid. 18055 Red 10B disodium salt of 8-amino-2-phenylazo-1-naphthol-3:6-disulphonic acid. 17200 Red 2G disodium salt of 8-acetamido-2-phenylazo-1-naphthol-3:6-disulphonic acid. 18050 Sudan III 1-{[p-(phenylazo)phenyl]-azo}-2-naphthol. 26100 Sunset Yellow FCF disodium salt of 1-p-sulphophenylazo-2-naphthol-6-sulphonic acid. 15985 Tartrazine trisodium salt of 5-hydroxy-1-p-sulphophenyl-4-p-sulphophenylazo-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid. 19140 Violet BNP sodium salt of 4:4′-di(dimethylamino)-4′′-di-(p-sulphobenzylamino)triphenylmethanol anhydride. Water Blue I sodium salts of triphenylpararosanilinesulphonic acid and diphenylrosanilinesulphonic acid. 42755 Yellow 20 disodium salt of 1-(2:5-dichloro-4-sulphophenyl)-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-p-sulphophenylazopyrazole. 18965PART II-OTHER COLOURS
1. Caramel and the colour obtained from cochineal.
2. The following colouring matters of vegetable origin-any colouring matter natural to edible fruits or vegetables and alkannet, annatto, carotene, chlorophyll, flavine, indigo, orchil, osage orange, persian berry, safflower, saffron, sandalwood, turmeric, gardenia augusta, or their pure colouring principles whether isolated from such natural colours or produced synthetically.
3. Bole or iron oxide, carbon black, titanium dioxide, ultramarine and, solely for the external colouring of dragees and the decoration of sugar-coated flour confectionery, silver or aluminium in leaf or powder form.
4. The aluminium or calcium salts (lakes) of any of the scheduled water-soluble colours.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[reg. 5(3).]
L.N. 89/79.
1. Labelling of colouring matter and colouring and flavouring compounds
Each container to which regulation 5(3) relates shall bear a label on which is printed in English lettering and Chinese characters a true statement in the form of one of the following declarations----
In the case of colouring matter-
THIS FOOD COLOUR CONFORMS
TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF HONG KONG
此食品色素符合香港法例規定
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