E155 Brown HT — is it halal?

Ruling: Halal

Description

Brown HT is a synthetic bis-azo dye: the manufacturing method is not described in the sources; among organic impurities the EU names 4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulphonic acid (naphthionic acid); EFSA describes the impurities as «originating from the manufacturing process». The sources name no animal raw material in the synthesis.

Basis of the ruling

Brown HT is a synthetic azo colour. The sources do not name the synthesis raw materials directly; the impurity limited by the standards shows one of them to be naphthionic acid (4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulphonic acid) — a petrochemical product. Common salt and sodium sulphate remain in the powder.

Names: Коричневый HT · Brown HT · البنّيّ HT

Also known as: CI 20285, E 155, E-155, Е155, INS 155, шоколадно-коричневый HT, chocolate brown HT, Brown HT Lake, Lake Chocolate Brown HT, food brown 3, Food Brown 3:1, CI Food Brown 3, CI 20285:1, البنّيّ HT

Category: Colours

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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