{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extraction-solvents-in-food-amendment-regulations-1998/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2257",
  "legislation_title": "The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extraction-solvents-in-food-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 2\nFoods in which certain permitted extraction solvents may be used only for certain purposes\nRegulation 4(2)(d)\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nSpecified foods\nPermitted extraction solvent\nPurpose for which permitted extraction solvent may be added\nMaximum permitted residue of permitted extraction solvent in the specified food (or, where indicated, in any food in which the specified food is an ingredient)\n1 Fats\n(a) Hexane, or\n(b) Ethylmethylketone\n(a) in respect of hexane, the production or fractionation of the fats\n(b) in respect of ethylmethylketone, the fractionation of the fats\n(a) in respect of hexane, 1 mg/kg\n(b) in respect of ethylmethylketone, 5 mg/kg\n2 Oils\n(a) Hexane, or\n(b) Ethylmethylketone\n(a) in respect of hexane, the production or fractionation of the oils\n(b) in respect of ethylmethylketone, the fractionation of the oils\n(a) in respect of hexane, 1 mg/kg\n(b) in respect of ethylmethylketone, 5 mg/kg\n3 Cocoa butter\nHexane\nproduction of the cocoa butter\n1 mg/kg\n4 Defatted protein products\nHexane\npreparation of the defatted protein products\n10 mg/kg in any food in which the defatted protein products are an ingredient but 30 mg/kg in any defatted soya product as sold to the final consumer\n5 Defatted flours\nHexane\npreparation of the defatted flours\n10 mg/kg in any food in which the defatted flours are an ingredient\n6 Defatted cereal germs\nHexane\npreparation of the defatted cereal germs\n5 mg/kg\n7 Coffee\n(a) Methyl acetate, or\n(b) Ethylmethylketone, or\n(c) Dichloromethane, alone or in combination\n(a) decaffeination,\n(b) removal of irritants and bitterings, or both\n(a) in respect of methyl acetate or ethylmethylketone, 20 mg/kg, and if these are used in combination their combined total shall not exceed 20 mg/kg\n(b) in respect of dichloromethane, 2 mg/kg\n8 Tea\n(a) Methyl acetate; or\n(b) Ethylmethylketone, or\n(c) Dichloromethane, alone or in combination\n(a) decaffeination,\n(b) removal of irritants and bitterings, or both\n(a) in respect of methyl acetate or ethylmethylketone, 20 mg/kg, and if these are used in combination their combined total shall not exceed 20 mg/kg\n(b) in respect of dichloromethane, 5 mg/kg\n9 Sugar from molasses\nMethyl acetate\nproduction of the sugar from molasses\n1 mg/kg\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2257/schedule",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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