Annex I

*List of permitted food colours*

Note: Aluminium lakes prepared from colours mentioned in this Annex are
authorized

+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| EC No. | Common name                             | Colour index no   |
|        |                                         | ^(1)^             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        |                                         | or description    |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 100  | Curcumin                                | 75300             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 101  | (i) Riboflavin                          |                   |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (ii) Riboflavin-5'-phosphate            |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 102  | Tartrazine                              | 19140             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 104  | Quinoline Yellow                        | 47005             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 110  | Sunset Yellow FCF                       | 15985             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | Orange Yellow S                         |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 120  | Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines      | 75470             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 122  | Azorubine, Carmoisine                   | 14720             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 123  | Amaranth                                | 16185             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 124  | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A             | 16255             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 127  | Erythrosine                             | 45430             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 128  | Red 2 G                                 | 18050             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 129  | Allura Red AC                           | 16035             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 131  | Patent Blue V                           | 42051             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 132  | Indigotine, Indigo Carmine              | 73015             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 133  | Brilliant Blue FCF                      | 42090             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 140  | Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins:        | 75810             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (i) Chlorophylls                        | 75815             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (ii) Chlorophyllins                     |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 141  | Copper complexes of chlorophylls and    | 75815             |
|        | chlorophyllins:                         |                   |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls    |                   |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 142  | Greens S                                | 44090             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 150a | Plain caramel ^(2)^                     |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 150b | Caustic sulphite caramel                |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 150c | Ammonia caramel                         |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 150d | Sulphite ammonia caramel                |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 151  | Brilliant Black BN, Black PN            | 28440             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 153  | Vegetable carbon                        |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 154  | Brown FK                                |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 155  | Brown HT                                | 20285             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160a | Carotenes:                              | 75130             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (i) Mixed Carotenes                     | 40800             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        | (ii) Beta-carotene                      |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160b | Annatto, bixin, norbixin                | 75120             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160c | Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160d | Lycopene                                |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160e | Beta-apo-8'-carotenal (C 30)            | 40820             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 160f | Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic    | 40825             |
|        | acid (C 30)                             |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 161b | Lutein                                  |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 161g | Canthaxanthin                           |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 162  | Beetroot Red, betanin                   |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 163  | Anthocyanins                            | Prepared by       |
|        |                                         | physical means    |
|        |                                         | from fruits and   |
|        |                                         | vegetables        |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 170  | Calcium carbonate                       | 77220             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 171  | Titanium dioxide                        | 77891             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 172  | Iron oxides and hydroxides              | 77491             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        |                                         | 77492             |
|        |                                         |                   |
|        |                                         | 77499             |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 173  | Aluminium                               |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 174  | Silver                                  |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 175  | Gold                                    |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| E 180  | Litholrubine BK                         |                   |
+--------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| \(1\)  |                                         |                   |
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| h      |                                         |                   |
| eating |                                         |                   |
| sugars |                                         |                   |
| and    |                                         |                   |
| which  |                                         |                   |
| is     |                                         |                   |
| used   |                                         |                   |
| for    |                                         |                   |
| flav   |                                         |                   |
| ouring |                                         |                   |
| food   |                                         |                   |
| (e.g.  |                                         |                   |
| co     |                                         |                   |
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| onery, |                                         |                   |
| p      |                                         |                   |
| astry, |                                         |                   |
| alc    |                                         |                   |
| oholic |                                         |                   |
| dr     |                                         |                   |
| inks). |                                         |                   |
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