|
ERYTHROSINE - SPECIFICATION
| Name -
ERYTHROSINE |
Code No -
JS 11 |
| Classification
I.S.169/E-127/C.I .No.-45430/FD&C RED #3/FOOD RED #14/C.I
FOOD RED-14 |
| No. |
Characteristic |
Requirement |
| |
DESCRIPTION |
RED POWDER.
|
| 1) |
Total
dye content, corrected for sample dried at 135oC for 3 hr.
percent by Mass, min. |
87.00 |
| 2) |
Loss
on drying at 135oC, Percent by mass and chlorides &
Sulphates express as sodium salts, percent by mass Max. |
13.00 |
| 3) |
Water-insoluble
matter, percent by mass, Max. |
00.20 |
| 4) |
Combined
ether extracts, percent by mass, Max. |
00.20 |
| 5) |
Subsidiary dyes, percent by
mass, Max.
|
04.00 |
| 6) |
Dye intermediates, percent by
mass, max.
|
00.40 |
| 7) |
Unsulfonated
primary aromatic amine (calculated as aniline) percent by
mass, max. |
00.01
|
| 8) |
Lead,
mg/kg, Max. |
10.00 |
| 9) |
Arsenic,
mg/kg, Max. |
01.00 |
| 10) |
Heavy
metals (as pb), mg/kg, max. |
40.00 |
| 11) |
Mercury,
mg/kg,Max. |
01.00 |
| 12) |
Chromium,
mg/kg, Max. |
05.00 |
|
