Food and Drug Regulations

B.06.023 [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 clear;

• (b) melting point (decomposition) 136°C. to 140°C (corrected);

• (c) loss of weight on drying not more than 0.2 per cent;

• (d) residue on ignition not more than 0.2 per cent; and

• (e) assay (spectrophotometric) 96 to 101 per cent.