| No. | Characteristic | Limit |
|---|
| 1 | Color Description | Orange Red Powder |
| 2 | Color Shade | - |
| 3 | Total dye content, corrected for sample dried at 135°C for 3 hr. Percent by Mass, min. | 85.00 |
| 4 | Loss on drying at 135°C, Percent by mass and chlorides & Sulphates express as sodium salts, percent by mass Max. | 13.00 |
| 5 | Water-insoluble matter, percent by mass, Max. | 0.20 |
| 6 | Combined other extracts, percent by mass, Max. | 0.20 |
| 7 | Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass, Max. | 0.30 |
| 8 | Dye intermediates, percent by mass, Max. | 0.50 |
| 9 | Unsulfonated primary aromatic amine (calculated as aniline) Percent by mass, max. | 0.01 |
| 10 | Lead, mg/kg, Max. | 10.00 |
| 11 | Arsenic, mg/kg, Max. | 1.00 |
| 12 | Heavy metals, (as Pb) mg/kg, max | 40.00 |
| 13 | Mercury, mg/kg, Max. | 1.00 |
| 14 | Chromium, mg/kg, Max. | 10.00 |
| 15 | Cadmium, mg/kg, Max. | 1.00 |
