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E Number
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E153 |
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Name
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Vegetable carbon |
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Class
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Colours |
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Groups
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Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis |
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Additional details
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Black color |
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Origin
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Natural |
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Common sources
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ash produced by burning of wood, coconut shells and other products |
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Common applications
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Caramels, candies, chocolate, biscuits, pastry, spices, black salt, exterior of some cheeses |
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Observations
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No adverse reactions were observed. |
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Evaluation
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Innocuous |
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Conditions of use in food categories
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Category Number
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Category Name
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Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)
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Details
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Restrictions/exceptions
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01.7.2
| Ripened cheese | quantum satis | | only morbier cheese |
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09.2
| Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans | quantum satis | | only fish paste and crustacean paste |
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09.2
| Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans | quantum satis | | only precooked crustacean |
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09.2
| Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans | quantum satis | | only smoked fish |
