# Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance), Article 14A: Ethylene oxide: restrictions


(1.) Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in food additives.
(2.) Total residues of ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide (i.e. ethylene oxide + (0.55 x 2-chloroethanol))), irrespective of origin, in authorised food additives, or mixtures of those food additives, must not exceed 0.1 mg/kg.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/article/14A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333/article-14A
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