SUNSET YELLOW C.S - SPECIFICATION

Name - SUNSET YELLOW C.S

Classification - C.I 15985/C.I. FOOD YELLOW # 3/FD&C YELLOW #6/E - 110/I.S.1695

Effective Date - 01/17/2000

No.	Characteristic	Requirement
	DESCRIPTION	ORANGE RED POWDER.
		EC
1)	Total colour/Assay, percent by Mass, min.	85.00
2)	Water-insoluble matter, percent by mass, Max.	00.20
3)	Combined ether extracts, percent by mass, Max.	00.20
4)	Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass, Max. Lower sulfonated. Higher sulfonated.	05.00
5)	Dye intermediates, percent by mass, max. 2-Napthol-6-sulfonic acid aniline-4-sulphonic acid	00.50
6)	Unsulfonated primary aromatic amine (calculated as aniline) percent by mass, max.	00.01
7)	Lead, mg/kg, Max.	10.00
8)	Arsenic, mg/kg, Max.	03.00
9)	Heavy metals, (as pb) mg/kg, max	40.00
10)	Mercury, mg/kg, Max.	01.00
11)	Cadmium, mg/kg, Max	01.00
12)	Calcium Stability	Passes The Test