REGULATIONS RELATING TO FOOD COLOURANTS

1 (updated) REGULATIONS RELATING TO food COLOURANTS Published under Government Notice No. R. 1008 of 21 June 1996 As amended by: Government Notice No. of 3 September 1999 T h e M i n i s t er o f H eal t h h as , in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), made the REGULATIONS in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Def initions 1. In these REGULATIONS th e A ct shall means the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning and, unless inconsistent with the context - colourant m ean s an y s u b s t an ce which adds or restores colour in a foodstuff and includes any natural component of a foodstuff or a natural source as such not normally consumed as a foodstuff an d n o t n o rm al l y u s ed as a ch aracteristic ingredient of a foodstuff but added to a foodstuff for the p u rp o s e o f co l o u ri n g , and includes the synthetic equivalent of any natural colourant provided it is chemically identical to the pure colour principle of the natural colourant; colour index number ( no.)

2 Means the number allocated to the specific colourant in the latest edition of the Colour Index of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, England ; fruit beverage products means the classes fresh fruit juice, fruit juice , fruit nectar, fruit drink, fru i t s q u as h an d fru i t fl av oured drink as defined in the REGULATIONS RELATING to the Classification, P ack i n g an d M ark i n g o f F ru i t J u ice and Drink intended for Sale in the Republic o South Africa (Government Notice No. R286 of 7 November 1980, as amended), promulgated in terms of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990); G MP means limited by good manufacturing practice; p rocessed m ean s processed as defined in the REGULATIONS governing the labeling and advertising of foodstuffs published by Government Notice No.

3 Of 29 October 1993; surimi m ean s refi n ed , stabilized, frozen fish mince which is used to manufacture products such as fish sausage and seafood analogue products such as crab sticks. 2 . N o p ers o n s h al l s el l any foodstuffs to which any colourant has been applied or added, except in so far as provided for as follows: (a) O n l y t h e co l o u ran t s l i s t ed i n A n n ex 1 m ay b e u s ed as co l o u rants in foodstuffs. (b ) C o l o u ran t s m ay b e used only in the foodstuffs listed in Annexes III, IV and V and subject to the conditions specified therein. (c) C o l o u ran t s s h al l n o t b e used in the foodstuffs listed in Annex II, except where expressly permitted in Annex III, IV or V. (d) COLOURANTS permitted for certain uses only are listed in Annex IV.

4 (e) COLOURANTS permitted in general in foodstuffs and their conditions of use are specified in Annex V. (f) T h e m ax i m u m l ev el s i n d i cat ed i n t h e Annexes relate to foodstuffs in the ready-to-eat form, unless otherwise stated. 2 3 . Al l co l o u ran t s s h all comply with the latest specifications for identity and purity of food COLOURANTS issued by the Joint food and Agricultural Organisation/World Health Organisation Expert Committee on food Additives and, where such specifications do not exist, the provisions of the latest edition of the food Chemicals Codex shall apply. 4 . T h e p res en ce o f a co l o u ran t i n a foodstuff is permissible in a compound foodstuff other than one m en t i o n ed i n An n ex II to the extent that the colourant is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound foodstuff or if the foodstuff is intended to be used only in the preparation of a compound foodstuff, to such an extent that the compound foodstuff complies with the provisions of this regulation.

5 5 . F o r t h e p u rp o s es o f these REGULATIONS the following substances shall not be regarded as COLOURANTS : Foodstuffs, flavouring and their components, incorporated during the manufacture of compound foodstuffs, because of their aromatic, sapid or nutritive properties and, together with this, a secondary colouring effect. 6 . N o d i l u e n t s h a l l b e added to any colourant mentioned in Annex I, III, IV or V other than a diluent o r an y co m b i n at i o n o f d i l u en t s m en t i o n ed in Annex VI which conforms to the general purity criteria laid down in Annex VI. 7 . T h es e reg u l at i o n s s h al l n o t apply to the foodstuffs referred to in the REGULATIONS published under G o v ern m en t N o t i ce No. of 31 December 1981 RELATING to wine, other fermented beverages and spirits.

6 8. T he regulation published under Government Notice No. of 6 May 1977, as amended by G o v ern m en t N o t i ces Nos. of 9 September 1983, of 20 January 1984, of 27 S ep t em b er 1 9 85, of 29 November 1985, of 21 March 1986, of 30 April 1987, of 22 May 1987, of 1 July 1988, of 15 July 1988, of 17 August 1990, of 12 October 1990, of 30 August 1991, of 10 July 1992, of 29 January 1993, of 5 March 1993, of 5 March 1993, of 30 April 1993, of 4 June 1993, of 4 June 1993, of 25 June 1993 and of 9 July 1993, is hereby repealed 9. T hese REGULATIONS shall come into operation on 1 September 1996. ANNEXURE 1 LIST OF PERMITTED COLOURANTS Shade Name of colourant Colour index number B l ack .. B l ack P N o r b rilliant black V eg et ab l e carb o n .. 28440 - B l u.

7 B rilliant Blue P at en t B l u e V .. I n d i g o t i n e o r i n d i g o carm i n 42090 42051 73015 B ro w n .. B ro w n F K .. B ro w n H T .. P l ai n caram el .. C a u s t i c s u l p h i t e c a ram el .. A m m o n i a caram el .. S u l p h i t e a m m o n i a c a ram el .. - 20285 - - - - C o l o u r a n t s fo r s pecific p u r p o s e s o n l y .. G o l d .. S i l v L i t h o l r u b i n e B K o r p i g m en t ru b i n . 77000 77480 77821 15850 3 G reen .. G reen S , aci d b rilliant green BS or lissamine G reen .. Copper complexes of chlorophylls and . 44090 75810 75815 75815 O ran g.

8 S u n s et y el l o w F C F or orange yellow A l l u ra red A C .. 15985 16035 R ed .. B eet ro o t red o r b et . C a r m o i s i n e o r a z o r u b i n C o c h i n e a l , n a t u r al red o r carm i n i c aci d .. E ry t h ro s i n e B S .. I r o n o x i d e s a n d h y d ro x i d es .. P onceasu 4R or cochineal red - 14720 75470 45430 77491 77492 77499 16255 V ari o u s .. A n t h o cy an i n s .. P rep ared u s i n g physical methods from fruits W h i t T i t an i u m d i o x i d Calcium . 77891 77220 Y el l o w .. C u rcu m i n .. Q u i n o l i n e y e l l o w .. R i b o fl a v i n o r l a c t o fl av i n .. R i b i fl av i n -5 T art razi n 75300 47005 - - 19140 Carotenoids: A n n a t o o r b i x i n o r n o rb i x i n.

9 B B e t a - a p o - 8 - c aro t en al .. C ap s anthin or capsorubine or paprika extract. E t h y l es t er of beta-apo-8 carotenoic M i x e d c a r o t e n es .. L y co p en 75120 40800 40820 - 40825 75130 75125 Xanthophylls: C a n t h a x a t h i n .. L u t ei n .. 40850 - Note: Aluminium lacquer COLOURANTS prepared from colorants mentioned in this Annex are Authorized ANNEXURE II F O O D S T U F F S W H I C H M A Y N O T C O N T A I N ADDED COLOURANTS , EXCEPT WHERE PERMITTED IN ANNEXURES III, IV AND V B read C ocoa and chocolate C offee, including instant coffee Egg yolk, egg white, whole egg and egg powder Fish, meat and poultry and products prepared therefrom Flour and starch Foodstuffs which are not processed Foodstuffs for infants, young children and children as specified under the Act Fruit juices as defined by the Agricultural Products Standards Act, No.

10 119 of 1990 4 Honey Bottled natural water T ea, tea extracts and infusions, including instant tea mixes Tomato paste S pices Unflavoured buttermilk Unflavoured cream and cream powder Unflavoured fermented milk Unflavoured milk, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk and pasteurized or sterilized, including UHT sterilized, milk ANNEXURE III FO O DS T UFFS T O WH ICH ONLY CERTAIN PERMITTED COLOURANTS MAY BE ADDED Foodstuffs Permitted colou ran t Col our index number M ax imu m level (mg/kg) B u t t e r .. B e t a c a r o t e n M i x e d c a r o t e n e s .. 40800 75130 GMP GMP C h e e s e .. P a t e n t b l u e Copper complexes of chlorophylls and C h l o ro V e g e t a b l e c a r b o n.