Editing Carotene (section)

==Food additive==
Carotene is used to colour products such as juice, cakes, desserts, butter and margarine.<ref name=KO/> It is approved for use as a food additive in the EU (listed as additive E160a)<ref>UK Food Standards Agency: {{cite web |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |access-date=2011-10-27}}</ref> Australia and New Zealand (listed as 160a)<ref>Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code{{cite web |url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |title=Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of ingredients |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=2014-12-22}}</ref> and the US.<ref>US FDA: {{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/foodadditivesingredients/ucm091048.htm |title=Food Additive Status List |website=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |access-date=2014-12-22}}</ref>