Food and Drug Regulations

B.06.025 [S]. Ethyl ß-apo-8′-carotenoate shall be the food colour chemically known as ethyl ß-apo-8′-carotenoate 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, and

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