PONCEAU 4R - SPECIFICATION
 
Name - PONCEAU 4R
Classification - C.I No. -16255/E 124/C.I. FOOD RED 7/C.I. ACID RED 18/IS2558
Effective Date - 01/17/2000
 
No. Characteristic Requirement
  DESCRIPTION

REDDISH POWDER.

1) Total colour/Assay, percent by Mass, min. 80.00
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.

01.00
5)

Dye intermediates, percent by mass, max.

  • 1-naphthylamine-4-sulfonic acid
  • 2-naphthol-6,8-di-sulfonic 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