ERYTHROSINE - SPECIFICATION
 
Name - ERYTHROSINE
Classification I.S.169/E-127/C.I .No.-45430/FD&C RED #3/FOOD RED #14/C.I FOOD RED-14
Effective Date - 01/01/2002
 
No. Characteristic Requirement
  DESCRIPTION

RED POWDER.

1) Total colour/Assay, percent by Mass, min. 87.00
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.
Mono- iodo- fluorescein.
Lower iodinated fluorescein.

04.00
N/A
N/A
5)

Dye intermediates, percent by mass, max.
Tri iodo resorcinol.
2 (2,4 -di- hydroxy -3,5-di-iodo benzoyl) benzoic acid.


00.20
00.20

6) In organic iodide percent by mass as sodium Iodine, max. 00.10
7) Fluorescein mg/kg,max. 20.00
8) Lead, mg/kg, Max. 10.00
9) Arsenic, mg/kg, Max. 03.00
10) Heavy metals (as pb), mg/kg, max. 40.00
11) Mercury, mg/kg,Max. 01.00
12) Cadmium, mg/kg,Max . 01.00