Use of Colours in Foodstuffs (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 374 of 2011)

B 4651 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 374 ta’ l-2011 ATT DWAR IS-SIGURTA TA’ l-IKEL (KAP. 449) Regolamenti ta’ l-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Kuluri għall-Użu fi Ħwejjeġ ta’ l-Ikel BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Sigurtà ta’ l-Ikel, il- Ministru għas-Saħħa, l-Anzjani u Kura fil Komunità għamel dawn ir-regolamenti li gejjin: 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Kuluri għall-Użu fi Ħwejjeġ ta’ l-Ikel, u għandhom jinqraw u jinfthiemu ħaġa waħda mar-Regolamenti ta’ l-1995 dwar Kuluri għall-Użu fi Ħwejjeġ ta’ l-Ikel, hawn izjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir-regolamenti prinċipali”. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti għandom jitqiesu li daħlu fis seħħ fil-1 ta’ Settembru 2011. 2. Regolamenti 3 jimplementa il-provvedimenti tad Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2011/3/UE tas-17 ta’ Jannar 2011 li temenda d-Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2008/128/KE li tippreskrivi l-kriterji speċifiċi tal-purità ta’ sustanzi ta’ taħlil (kuluri)għall-użu fl-oġġetti tal-ikel. 3. It-Taqsima 2 tas-Sitt Skeda, li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali, għandha tiġi emendata kif ġej: (a) Għall-entrata dwar E 160, għandu jidħol dan li ġej: Titolu u bidu fis-seħħ. A.L. 107 ta’ l-1995. Skop. Jemenda is-Sitt Skeda li tinsab mar regolamenti prinċipali. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,807, 16 ta’ Settembru, 2011 Taqsima B B 4652 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “E 160 D LIKOPEN (i) Likopen sintetiku Sinonimi Likopen mis-sinteżi kimika Definizzjoni Il-likopen sintetiku huwa taħlita ta' iżoremi ġeometriċi tal-likopen u magħmul bil kondensazzjoni Wittig tal-intermedjarji sintetiċi użati ġeneralment fil-produzzjoni ta’ karotenojdi oħrajn li huma użati fl- ikel. Likopen sintetiku hu magħmul l-aktar minn likopen-kollu-trans flimkien ma' 5-cis lycopene u kwantitajiet żgħar ta' iżomeri oħra. Il-preparazzjonijiet tal-likopen kummerċjali li huma intiżi għall-użu fl-ikel huma formulati bħala sospensjonijiet fiż żjut tal-ikel jew trab idrodispersibbli jew trab li jinħall fl-ilma. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-oktametil 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Analiżi Mhux anqas mis-96 % tal-likopeni totali (mhux anqas minn 70 % tal- likopen-kollu trans) E 1 cm 1 % f’465 - 475 nm f’eżan (għal 100 % likopen-kollu-trans pur) huwa 3 450 Deskrizzjoni Trab abjad kristallin Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Soluzzjoni f'eżan turi assorbiment massimu ta' madwar 470 nm. Test għall-karotenojdi Il-kulur tas-soluzzjoni tal-kampjun f'aċeton jisparixxi wara żidiet suċċessivi ta' 5 % soluzzjoni tan-nitrit tas-sodju u l aċidu tal-kubrit 1N Solubbiltà Mhux solubbli fl-ilma, solubbli liberament fil-kloroform Karatteristiċi ta' 1 % soluzzjoni fil- kloroform Ċara u għandha kulur aħmar-oranġjo intensiv Purità Telf fit-tnixxif Mhux aktar minn 0,5% (40 °C, 4 h f’20 mm Hg) Apo-12’-likopenuż Mhux aktar minn 0,15 % Ossidu tal-fosfin tat-trifenil Mhux aktar minn 0,01 % Residwi tas-solvent Metanol mhux aktar minn 200 mg/kg Eżan, Propan-2-ol: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg kull wieħed. Diklorometan: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg (fi preparazzjonijiet kummerċjali biss Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg (ii) Mit-tadam aħmar Sinonimi Isfar Naturali 27 Definizzjoni Il-likopen jinkiseb permezz ta’ estrazzjoni ta’ solventi tat-tadam aħmar (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) bit-tneħħija sussegwenti tas-solvent. Dan is-solvent biss jista' jintuża: dijossidu karboniku, aċetat etiliku, aċeton, propan-2-ol, metanol, etanol, eżan.Il-prinċipju ewlieni tal-kulur tat-tadam huwa l-likopen, jista’ jkun hemm ammonti żgħar ta' pigmenti karotenojdi oħra. Barra il-pigmenti tal-kulur, il-prodott jista' jkollu żejt, xaħmijiet, xama’ u komponenti tat togħma li jseħħu b'mod naturali fit-tadam. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Analiżi E 1 cm 1 % f’465 - 475 nm f’eżan (għal 100 % likopen-kollu-trans pur) huwa 3 450. Il kontenut mhux anqas minn 5 % tal-materja tal-kulur totali Deskrizzjoni Likwidu viskuż aħmar skur Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Massimu f'eżan f’ca 472 nm Purità Residwi tas-solvent Propan-2-ol Eżan Aċeton Etanol Metanol Aċetat etiliku Mhux aktar minn 50 mg/kg, waħdu jew f'taħlita Irmied issulfat Mhux aktar minn 1 % B 4653 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “E 160 D LIKOPEN (i) Likopen sintetiku Sinonimi Likopen mis-sinteżi kimika Definizzjoni Il-likopen sintetiku huwa taħlita ta' iżoremi ġeometriċi tal-likopen u magħmul bil kondensazzjoni Wittig tal-intermedjarji sintetiċi użati ġeneralment fil-produzzjoni ta’ karotenojdi oħrajn li huma użati fl- ikel. Likopen sintetiku hu magħmul l-aktar minn likopen-kollu-trans flimkien ma' 5-cis lycopene u kwantitajiet żgħar ta' iżomeri oħra. Il-preparazzjonijiet tal-likopen kummerċjali li huma intiżi għall-użu fl-ikel huma formulati bħala sospensjonijiet fiż żjut tal-ikel jew trab idrodispersibbli jew trab li jinħall fl-ilma. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-oktametil 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Analiżi Mhux anqas mis-96 % tal-likopeni totali (mhux anqas minn 70 % tal- likopen-kollu trans) E 1 cm 1 % f’465 - 475 nm f’eżan (għal 100 % likopen-kollu-trans pur) huwa 3 450 Deskrizzjoni Trab abjad kristallin Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Soluzzjoni f'eżan turi assorbiment massimu ta' madwar 470 nm. Test għall-karotenojdi Il-kulur tas-soluzzjoni tal-kampjun f'aċeton jisparixxi wara żidiet suċċessivi ta' 5 % soluzzjoni tan-nitrit tas-sodju u l aċidu tal-kubrit 1N Solubbiltà Mhux solubbli fl-ilma, solubbli liberament fil-kloroform Karatteristiċi ta' 1 % soluzzjoni fil- kloroform Ċara u għandha kulur aħmar-oranġjo intensiv Purità Telf fit-tnixxif Mhux aktar minn 0,5% (40 °C, 4 h f’20 mm Hg) Apo-12’-likopenuż Mhux aktar minn 0,15 % Ossidu tal-fosfin tat-trifenil Mhux aktar minn 0,01 % Residwi tas-solvent Metanol mhux aktar minn 200 mg/kg Eżan, Propan-2-ol: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg kull wieħed. Diklorometan: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg (fi preparazzjonijiet kummerċjali biss Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg (ii) Mit-tadam aħmar Sinonimi Isfar Naturali 27 Definizzjoni Il-likopen jinkiseb permezz ta’ estrazzjoni ta’ solventi tat-tadam aħmar (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) bit-tneħħija sussegwenti tas-solvent. Dan is-solvent biss jista' jintuża: dijossidu karboniku, aċetat etiliku, aċeton, propan-2-ol, metanol, etanol, eżan.Il-prinċipju ewlieni tal-kulur tat-tadam huwa l-likopen, jista’ jkun hemm ammonti żgħar ta' pigmenti karotenojdi oħra. Barra il-pigmenti tal-kulur, il-prodott jista' jkollu żejt, xaħmijiet, xama’ u komponenti tat togħma li jseħħu b'mod naturali fit-tadam. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Analiżi E 1 cm 1 % f’465 - 475 nm f’eżan (għal 100 % likopen-kollu-trans pur) huwa 3 450. Il kontenut mhux anqas minn 5 % tal-materja tal-kulur totali Deskrizzjoni Likwidu viskuż aħmar skur Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Massimu f'eżan f’ca 472 nm Purità Residwi tas-solvent Propan-2-ol Eżan Aċeton Etanol Metanol Aċetat etiliku Mhux aktar minn 50 mg/kg, waħdu jew f'taħlita Irmied issulfat Mhux aktar minn 1 % B 4654 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Merkurju Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg Kadmju Mhux aktar minn1 mg/kg Arseniku Mhux aktar minn 3 mg/kg Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 2 mg/kg (iii) minn Blakeslea trispora Sinonimi Isfar Naturali 27 Definizzjoni Likopen minn Blakeslea trispora huwa estratt mill-bijomassa fungali u ppurifikat bil-kristallizzazzjoni u l-filtrazzjoni. Dan magħmul l-aktar minn likopen-kollu-trans. Fih ukoll kwantitajiet żgħar ta' karotenojdi oħra. l-isopropanol u l-aċetat tal-isobutil huma l-uniċi solventi użati fil-manifattura. Il-preparazzjonijiet tal-likopen kummerċjali li huma intiżi għall-użu fl-ikel huma formulati bħala sospensjonijiet fiż-żjut tal ikel jew trab idrodispersibbli jew trab li jinħall fl-ilma. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-oktametil 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Deskrizzjoni Trab abjad kristallin Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Soluzzjoni f'eżan turi assorbiment massimu ta' madwar 470 nm. Test għall-karotenojdi Il-kulur tas-soluzzjoni tal-kampjun f'aċeton jisparixxi wara żidiet suċċessivi ta' 5 % soluzzjoni tan-nitrit tas-sodju u l aċidu tal-kubrit 1N Solubbiltà Mhux solubbli fl-ilma, solubbli liberament fil-kloroform Karatteristiċi ta' 1 % soluzzjoni fil- kloroform Ċara u għandha kulur aħmar-oranġjo intensiv Purità Telf fit-tnixxif Mhux aktar minn 0,5 % (40 °C, 4 h f’20 mm Hg) Karotenojdi oħra Mhux aktar minn 5 % Residwi tas-solvent Propan-2-ol: Mhux aktar minn 0,1 % Aċetat tal-isobutil: Mhux aktar minn 1,0 % Diklorometan: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg (fi preparazzjonijiet kummerċjali biss) Irmied issulfat Mhux aktar minn 0,3 % Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg”. B 4655 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Merkurju Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg Kadmju Mhux aktar minn1 mg/kg Arseniku Mhux aktar minn 3 mg/kg Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 2 mg/kg (iii) minn Blakeslea trispora Sinonimi Isfar Naturali 27 Definizzjoni Likopen minn Blakeslea trispora huwa estratt mill-bijomassa fungali u ppurifikat bil-kristallizzazzjoni u l-filtrazzjoni. Dan magħmul l-aktar minn likopen-kollu-trans. Fih ukoll kwantitajiet żgħar ta' karotenojdi oħra. l-isopropanol u l-aċetat tal-isobutil huma l-uniċi solventi użati fil-manifattura. Il-preparazzjonijiet tal-likopen kummerċjali li huma intiżi għall-użu fl-ikel huma formulati bħala sospensjonijiet fiż-żjut tal ikel jew trab idrodispersibbli jew trab li jinħall fl-ilma. Numru Indiċi tal-Kulur 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Isem kimiku Ψ,Ψ-karoten, likopen-kollu-trans, (kollu E)-likopen, (kollu-E)-2,6,10, 14,19,23,27,31-oktametil 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriakontatridekaene Formula kimika C 40 H 56 Piż molekulari 536,85 Deskrizzjoni Trab abjad kristallin Identifikazzjoni Spettrufotometrija Soluzzjoni f'eżan turi assorbiment massimu ta' madwar 470 nm. Test għall-karotenojdi Il-kulur tas-soluzzjoni tal-kampjun f'aċeton jisparixxi wara żidiet suċċessivi ta' 5 % soluzzjoni tan-nitrit tas-sodju u l aċidu tal-kubrit 1N Solubbiltà Mhux solubbli fl-ilma, solubbli liberament fil-kloroform Karatteristiċi ta' 1 % soluzzjoni fil- kloroform Ċara u għandha kulur aħmar-oranġjo intensiv Purità Telf fit-tnixxif Mhux aktar minn 0,5 % (40 °C, 4 h f’20 mm Hg) Karotenojdi oħra Mhux aktar minn 5 % Residwi tas-solvent Propan-2-ol: Mhux aktar minn 0,1 % Aċetat tal-isobutil: Mhux aktar minn 1,0 % Diklorometan: Mhux aktar minn 10 mg/kg (fi preparazzjonijiet kummerċjali biss) Irmied issulfat Mhux aktar minn 0,3 % Ċomb Mhux aktar minn 1 mg/kg”. B 4656 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 374 of 2011 FOOD SAFETY ACT (CAP. 449) Use of Colours in Foodstuffs (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety Act, the Minister for Health, the Elderly and Community Care, has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Use of Colours in Foodstuffs (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, and they shall be read and construed as one with the Use of Colours in Foodstuffs Regulations, 1995, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st September 2011. 2. Regulation 3 implements the provisions of Commission Directive 2011/3/EU of 17 January 2011, amending Directive 2008/128/EC, laying down specific purity criteria on colours for use in foodstuffs. 3. Part II of the Sixth Schedule to the principal regulations, shall be amended as follows: (a) For the entry on E 160, there shall be substituted the following: Citation and commencement. L.N. 107 of 1995. Scope. Amends the Sixth Schedule to the principal regulations. “E 160 D LYCOPENE (i) synthetic lycopene Synonyms Lycopene from chemical synthesis Definition Synthetic lycopene is a mixture of geometric isomeres of lycopenes and is produced by the Wittig condensation of synthetic intermediates commonly used in the production of other carotenoids used in food. Synthetic lycopene consists predominantly of all-trans-lycopene together with 5-cis-lycopene and minor quantities of other isomers. Commercial lycopene preparations intended for use in food are formulated as suspensions in edible oils or water-dispersible or water soluble powder. Colour Index No 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Chemical name Ψ,Ψ-carotene, all-trans-lycopene, (all-E) lycopene, (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19, 23,27,31 octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriacontatridecaene Chemical formula C 40 H 56 Molecular weight 536,85 Assay Not less than 96 % total lycopenes (not less than 70 % all-translycopene) E 1 cm 1 % at 465 - 475 nm in hexane (for 100 % pure all-translycopene) is 3 450 Description Red crystalline powder Identification Spectrophotometry A solution in hexane shows an absorption maximum at approximately 470 nm Test for carotenoids The colour of the solution of the sample in acetone disappears after successive additions of a 5 % solution of sodium nitrite and 1N sulphuric acid Solubility Insoluble in water, freely soluble in chloroform Properties of 1 % solution in chloroform Is clear and has intensive red-orange colour B 4657 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “E 160 D LYCOPENE (i) synthetic lycopene Synonyms Lycopene from chemical synthesis Definition Synthetic lycopene is a mixture of geometric isomeres of lycopenes and is produced by the Wittig condensation of synthetic intermediates commonly used in the production of other carotenoids used in food. Synthetic lycopene consists predominantly of all-trans-lycopene together with 5-cis-lycopene and minor quantities of other isomers. Commercial lycopene preparations intended for use in food are formulated as suspensions in edible oils or water-dispersible or water soluble powder. Colour Index No 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Chemical name Ψ,Ψ-carotene, all-trans-lycopene, (all-E) lycopene, (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19, 23,27,31 octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriacontatridecaene Chemical formula C 40 H 56 Molecular weight 536,85 Assay Not less than 96 % total lycopenes (not less than 70 % all-translycopene) E 1 cm 1 % at 465 - 475 nm in hexane (for 100 % pure all-translycopene) is 3 450 Description Red crystalline powder Identification Spectrophotometry A solution in hexane shows an absorption maximum at approximately 470 nm Test for carotenoids The colour of the solution of the sample in acetone disappears after successive additions of a 5 % solution of sodium nitrite and 1N sulphuric acid Solubility Insoluble in water, freely soluble in chloroform Properties of 1 % solution in chloroform Is clear and has intensive red-orange colour B 4658 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Purity Loss on drying Not more than 0,5 % (40 °C, 4 h at 20 mm Hg) Apo-12’-lycopenal Not more than 0,15 % Triphenyl phosphine oxide Not more than 0,01 % Solvent residues Methanol not more than 200 mg/kg, Hexane, Propan-2-ol: Not more than 10 mg/kg each. Dichloromethane: Not more than 10 mg/kg (in commercial preparations only) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (ii) from red tomatoes Synonyms Natural Yellow 27 Definition Lycopene is obtained by solvent extraction of red tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) with subsequent removal of the solvent. Only the following solvent may be used: carbon dioxide, ethyl acetate, acetone, propan-2-ol, methanol, ethanol, hexane. The major colouring principle of tomatoes is lycopene, minor amounts of other carotenoid pigments may be present. Besides the colour pigments the product may contain oil, fats, waxes and flavour components naturally occurring in tomatoes. Colour Index No 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Chemical name Ψ,Ψ-carotene, all-trans-lycopene, (all-E) lycopene, (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19, 23,27,31 octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriacontatridecaene Chemical formula C 40 H 56 Molecular weight 536,85 Assay E 1 cm 1 % at 465 - 475 nm in hexane (for 100 % pure all-translycopene) is 3 450. Content not less than 5 % total colouring matters Description Dark red viscous liquid Identification Spectrophotometry Maximum in hexane at ca 472 nm Purity Solvent residues Propane-2-ol Hexane Acetone Ethanol Methanol Ethylacetate Not more than 50 mg/kg, singly or in combination Sulphated ash Not more than 1 % Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg (iii) from Blakeslea trispora Synonyms Natural Yellow 27 Definition Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora is extracted from the fungal biomass and purified by crystallisation and filtration. It consists predominantly of all-trans lycopene. It also contains minor quantities of other carotenoids. Isopropanol and isobutyl acetate are the only solvents used in the manufacture. Commercial lycopene preparations intended for use in food are formulated as suspensions in edible oils or water- dispersible or water-soluble powder. Colour Index No 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Chemical name Ψ,Ψ-carotene, all-trans-lycopene, (all-E) lycopene, (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19, 23,27,31 octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriacontatridecaene Chemical formula C 40 H 56 Molecular weight 536,85 Assay Not less than 95 % total lycopenes and not less than 90 % all-translycopene of all colouring matters E 1 cm 1 % at 465 475 nm in hexane (for 100 % pure all translycopene) is 3 450 B 4659 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Purity Solvent residues Propane-2-ol Hexane Acetone Ethanol Methanol Ethylacetate Not more than 50 mg/kg, singly or in combination Sulphated ash Not more than 1 % Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg (iii) from Blakeslea trispora Synonyms Natural Yellow 27 Definition Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora is extracted from the fungal biomass and purified by crystallisation and filtration. It consists predominantly of all-trans lycopene. It also contains minor quantities of other carotenoids. Isopropanol and isobutyl acetate are the only solvents used in the manufacture. Commercial lycopene preparations intended for use in food are formulated as suspensions in edible oils or water- dispersible or water-soluble powder. Colour Index No 75125 EINECS 207-949-1 Chemical name Ψ,Ψ-carotene, all-trans-lycopene, (all-E) lycopene, (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19, 23,27,31 octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30 dotriacontatridecaene Chemical formula C 40 H 56 Molecular weight 536,85 Assay Not less than 95 % total lycopenes and not less than 90 % all-translycopene of all colouring matters E 1 cm 1 % at 465 475 nm in hexane (for 100 % pure all translycopene) is 3 450 B 4660 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Description Red crystalline powder Identification Spectrophotometry A solution in hexane shows an absorption maximum at approximately 470 nm Test of carotenoids The colour of the solution of the sample in acetone disappears after successive additions of a 5 % solution of sodium nitrite and 1N sulphuric acid Solubility Insoluble in water, freely soluble in chloroform Properties of 1 % solution in chloroform Is clear and has intensive red-orange colour Purity Loss on drying Not more than 0,5 % (40 °C, 4 h at 20 mm Hg) Other carotenoids Not more than 5 % Solvent residues Propan-2-ol: Not more than 0,1 % Isobutyl acetate: Not more than 1,0 % Dichloromethane: Not more than 10 mg/kg (in commercial preparations only) Sulphated ash Not more than 0,3 % Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg”. 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