1 Scope
This standard specifies requirements, test method, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation and storage of food additive, sunset yellow aluminum lake.
This standard is applicable to aluminum lake generated by food additive sunset yellow reacting with aluminum hydroxide. This product is used as colorant in industries like food, medicine and cosmetic.
2 Normative References
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated reference, subsequent amendments to (excluding correction to), or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, the parties whose enter into agreement according to this Standard are encouraged to research whether the latest editions hereof are applied or not. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
GB/T 601 Chemical Reagent - Preparations of Standard Volumetric Solutions
GB/T 602 Chemical Reagent – Preparations of Standard Solutions for Impurity (GB/T 602-2002, ISO 6353-1: 1982, NEQ)
GB/T 603 Chemical Reagent - Preparations of Reagent Solutions for Use in Test Methods (GB/T 603-2002, ISO 6353-1: 1982, NEQ)
GB/T 5009.76-2003 Determination of Arsenic in Food Additives
GB 6227.1-1999 Food Additive - Sunset Yellow
GB/T 6682 Water for Analytical Laboratory Use - Specification and Test Methods (GB/T 6682-1992, neq ISO 3696: 1987)
3 Requirements
3.1 Appearance
Fine and orange-yellow powder.
3.2 Technical requirements
Technical requirements of food additive, sunset yellow aluminum lake shall meet the requirements of Table 1.
Table 1 Technical Requirements of Food Additive, Sunset Yellow Aluminum Lake
Item Index
Content: mass fraction of disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate (C16H10N2Na2O7S2)/% ≥ 10.0
Mass fraction of loss on drying/% ≤ 30.0
Mass fraction of insoluble substances in chlorhydric acid and ammonia water/% ≤ 0.5
Mass fraction of secondary dye /% ≤ 1.8
Mass fraction of arsenic (based on As)/% ≤ 0.0003
Mass fraction of heavy metal (based on Pb)/% ≤ 0.002
Mass fraction of barium (based on Ba)/% ≤ 0.05
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Requirements
4 Test Method
5 Inspection Rules
6 Marking, Packaging, Transportation and Storage
