Food and Drug Regulations

B.06.022 [S]. ß-Carotene shall be the food colour chemically known as ß-carotene that is manufactured synthetically and shall conform to the following specifications:

• (a) one per cent solution in chloroform clear;

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

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

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