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Schedule 3 INGREDIENTS PERMITTED IN FLOUR AND BREAD

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Column 1Column 2Column 3
IngredientTypes of flour and bread in which ingredient may be usedMaximum quantity, if any, in milligrams per kilogram of flour

E220 Sulphur dioxide

E223 Sodium metabisulphite

All flour intended for use in the manufacture of biscuits or pastry except wholemealThe total quantity of these additives used must not exceed 200 calculated as sulphur dioxide
E300 L-Ascorbic acid

All flour except wholemeal

All bread

200
920 L-Cysteine hydrochloride
(a)

All flour used in the manufacture of biscuits, except wholemeal or flour to which E220 Sulphur dioxide or E223 Sodium metabisulphite has been added.

(b)

Other flour, except wholemeal. All bread, except wholemeal

300

75

925 ChlorineAll flour intended for use in the manufacture of cakes, except wholemeal2,500
926 Chlorine dioxide

All flour, except wholemeal

All bread, except wholemeal

30

alpha-Amylases

Proteinases

Hemicellulases

All flour

All bread