Annex IV

*Colours permitted for certain uses only*

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| Colour                | Foodstuff                        | Maximum   |
|                       |                                  | level     |
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| E 123 Amaranth        | Aperitif wines, spirit drinks    | 30 mg/l   |
|                       | including products with less     |           |
|                       | than 15 % alcohol by volume      |           |
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|                       | Fish roe                         | 30 mg/kg  |
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| E 127 Erythrosine     | Cocktail cherries and candied    | 200 mg/kg |
|                       | cherries                         |           |
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|                       | Bigarreaux cherries in syrup and | 150 mg/kg |
|                       | in cocktails                     |           |
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| E 128 Red 2G          | Breakfast sausages with a        | 20 mg/kg  |
|                       | minimum cereal content of 6 %    |           |
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|                       | Burger meat with a minimum       |           |
|                       | vegetable and/or cereal content  |           |
|                       | of 4 %                           |           |
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| E 154 Brown FK        | Kippers                          | 20 mg/kg  |
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| E 161g Canthaxanthin  | Saucisses de Strasbourg          | 15 mg/kg  |
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| E 173 Aluminium       | External coating of sugar        | *Quantum  |
|                       | confectionery for the decoration | satis*    |
|                       | of cakes and pastries            |           |
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| E 174 Silver          | External coating of              | *Quantum  |
|                       | confectionery                    | satis*    |
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|                       | Decoration of chocolates         |           |
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|                       | Liqueurs                         |           |
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| E 175 Gold            | External coating of              | *Quantum  |
|                       | confectionery                    | satis*    |
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|                       | Decoration of chocolates         |           |
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|                       | Liqueurs                         |           |
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| E 180 Litholrubine    | Edible cheese rind               | *Quantum  |
|                       |                                  | satis*    |
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| BK                    |                                  |           |
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| E 160b Annatto,       | Margarine, minarine, other fat   | 10 mg/kg  |
| Bixin, Norbixin       | emulsion, and fats essentially   |           |
|                       | free from water                  |           |
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|                       | Decoration and coatings          | 20 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Fine bakery wares                | 10 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Edible ices                      | 20 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Liqueurs, including fortified    | 10 mg/kg  |
|                       | beverages with less than 15 %    |           |
|                       | alcohol by volume                |           |
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|                       | Flavoured processed cheese       | 15 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Ripened Oange, Yellow and        | 15 mg/kg  |
|                       | broken-white cheese              |           |
|                       |                                  |           |
|                       | Unflavoured processed cheese     |           |
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|                       | Desserts                         | 10 mg/kg  |
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|                       | 'Snacks': dry, savoury potato,   | 20 mg/kg  |
|                       | cereal or starch-based snack     |           |
|                       | products:                        | 10 mg/kg  |
|                       |                                  |           |
|                       | -   extruded or expanded savoury |           |
|                       |     snack products               |           |
|                       |                                  |           |
|                       | -   Other savoury snack products |           |
|                       |     and savoury coated nuts      |           |
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|                       | Smoked fish                      | 10 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Edible cheese rind and edible    | 20 mg/kg  |
|                       | casings                          |           |
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|                       | Red Leicester cheese             | 50 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Mimolette cheese                 | 35 mg/kg  |
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|                       | Extruded, puffed and/or          | 25 mg/kg  |
|                       | fruit-flavoured breakfast        |           |
|                       | cereals                          |           |
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