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Important EC Regulation on Food Additives
EC 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008
With effect from 20th July 2010, the use of the following food colours (sometimes referred to as the ‘Southampton List’ or AZO colours) in any food product, including chocolates, will require the insertion of a mandatory warning on your label.
| E Number | Colour |
|---|---|
| E102 | Tartrazine |
| E104 | Quinoline Yellow |
| E110 | Sunset Yellow |
| E122 | Carmoisine |
| E124 | Ponceau 4R |
| E129 | Allura Red |
The additional information required is as below (Annex V of the Regulations):
“name or E number of the colours(s)”: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Transitional measures allow that foods placed on the market or labelled before 20 July 2010 which do not comply with this regulation may be marketed until their date of minimum durability or use-by-date. (See Article 31 of the Regulations)
Read a pdf copy of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
Please note that this guidance is given in good faith and without liability.
Non-AZO Food Colours Available from Keylink
In response to this new regulation, we have revised our range of food colours to exclude any that contain these particular additives as we're sure that nobody will want to have this warning on their product! Our revised product range with current prices, all of which will be in stock shortly, is as below.
Fat Soluble Powder Colours Suitable for Chocolate Work
Please note that all the non-AZO colours should be stored at below 12°c.
| Keylink Code | E Number | Pack Size |
|---|---|---|
| SCR371 | White (E171) | 100g Jar |
| SCR372 | Blue (E132) | 100g Jar |
| SCR376 | Yellow (E160a) | 90g Jar |
| SCR377B | Green (E133, E160a) | 90g Jar |
| SCR378 | Orange (E160a) | 90g Jar |
| SCR379 | Red (E160c, E120) | 90g Jar |
Coloured Cocoa Butters
The first two colours are from the current range and are made from synthetic dyes. The Origin colours are based on non-artificial products.
| Keylink Code | E Number | Pack size |
|---|---|---|
| SCR473 | Arctic White (E171) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR480 | Royal Blue (E132) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR500 | Origins – Light Yellow 030 (E161b) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR501 | Origins – Deep Yellow 080 (E100, E160c) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR502 | Origins – Dark Brown 060 (E120, E100, E163) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR503 | Origins – Red 060 (E120, E100) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR505 | Origins – Green 060 (E163, E100) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR506 | Origins – Violet 040 (E120, E163) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR507 | Origins – Magenta 030 (E162) | 245g Bottle |
| SCR508 | Origins – Light Brown 030 (E120, E100, E163) | 245g Bottle |
Water-Soluble Powder colours
The Origin colours are based on non-artificial products.
| Keylink Code | E Number | Pack size |
|---|---|---|
| SCR340 | Origins – Light Yellow 050 (E161b) | 100g Jar |
| SCR342 | Origins – Orange 050 (E160c) | 100g Jar |
| SCR344 | Origins – Magenta 030 (E162) | 100g Jar |
| SCR346 | Origins – Green 060 (E141) | 100g Jar |
| SCR350 | Red (E160a, E120) | 100g Jar |
| SCR351 | Blue (E132, E131) | 50g Jar |
| SCR352 | Brown (E150d) | 50g Jar |
| SCR353 | Black (E153) | 50g Jar |
...And Just a Quick Note on E Numbers
Based on some of the questions we get asked, there seems to be some confusion as to whether E Numbers are actually good or bad! So just to clear up any confusion, EC law states that a food additive can only be used in a food product if it has been specifically approved for use, i.e. that it has an E Number and is listed in the approved list.
So the E Number system is just a way of cataloguing all the different approved food additives and you cannot use an additive that does not have an E Number. However some E Numbers can be natural and some can be artificial, so this means that there are good and bad E numbers; they are not all bad!
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