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Schedule 2 FOODS WHICH MAY NOT CONTAIN ADDED COLOURS, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR IN SCHEDULES 3, 4 OR 5

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(The designations used in this Schedule do not prejudice the “carry over” principle in cases where products contain ingredients with legitimate colouring in their own right)

1

Unprocessed foodstuffs

2

All bottled or packed waters

3

Milk, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk, pasteurised or sterilised (including UHT sterilisation) (unflavoured)

4

Chocolate milk

5

Fermented milk (unflavoured)

6

Preserved milks as mentioned in Directive 76/118/EECf1

7

Butter-milk (unflavoured)

8

Cream and cream powder (unflavoured)

9

Oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin

10

Eggs and egg products as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 89/437/EECf2

11

Flour and other milled products and starches

12

Bread and similar products

13

Pasta and gnocchi

14

Sugar, including all monoand disaccharides

15

Tomato paste and canned and bottled tomatoes

16

Tomato-based sauces

17

Fruit juice and fruit nectar as mentioned in Directive 93/77/EECf3 and vegetable juice

18

Fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms—canned, bottled or dried; processed fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms

19

Extra jam, extra jelly, and chestnut purée as mentioned in Directive 79/693/EECf4; crème de pruneaux

20

Fish, molluscs and crustaceans, meat, poultry and game as well as their preparations, but not including prepared meals containing these ingredients.

21

Cocoa products and chocolate components in chocolate products as mentioned in Directive 73/241/EECf5

22

Roasted coffee, tea, chicory; tea and chicory extracts; tea, plant, fruit and cereal preparations for infusions, as well as mixes and instant mixes of these products

23

Salt, salt substitutes, spices and mixtures of spices

24

Wine and other products defined by Regulation (EEC) No 822/87f6

25

Korn, Kornbrand, fruit spirit drinks, fruit spirits, Ouzo, Grappa, Tsikoudia from Crete, Tsipouro from Macedonia, Tsipouro from Thessaly, Tsipouro from Tyrnavos, Eau de vie de marc Marque nationale luxembourgeoise, Eau de vie de seigle Marque nationale luxembourgeoise, London gin, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89f7

26

Sambuca, Maraschino and Mistra as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1180/91f8

27

Sangria, Clarea and Zurra as mentioned in Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91f9

28

Wine vinegar

29

Foods for infants and young children as mentioned in Directive 89/398/EECf10 including foods for infants and young children not in good health

30

Honey

31

Malt and malt products

32

Ripened and unripened cheese (unflavoured)

33

Butter from sheep and goats' milk

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

OJ No. L24, 30.1.76, p. 49.

f2

OJ No. L212, 27.7.89, p. 87.

f3

OJ No. L224, 30.9.93, p. 23.

f4

OJ No. L205, 13.8.79, p. 5.

f5

OJ No. L228, 16.8.73, p. 23.

f6

OJ No. L84, 27.3.87, p. 1.

f7

OJ No. L160, 12.6.89, p. 1.

f8

OJ No. L115, 8.5.91, p. 5.

f9

OJ No. L149, 14.6.91, p. 1.

f10

OJ No. L186, 30.6.89, p. 27.