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Food and Drug Regulations

Version of section B.06.023 from 2006-03-22 to 2016-12-13:


 [S]. ß-Apo-8′-Carotenal shall be the food colour chemically known as ß-apo-8′-carotenal and shall conform to the following specifications:

  • (a) one per cent solution in chloroform blank lineclear;

  • (b) melting point (decomposition) blank line136°C. to 140°C (corrected);

  • (c) loss of weight on drying blank linenot more than 0.2 per cent;

  • (d) residue on ignition blank linenot more than 0.2 per cent; and

  • (e) assay (spectrophotometric) blank line96 to 101 per cent.


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