# Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Regulation 7: Amendment of the principal Regulations

Extent: N.I.

In Schedule 2 (conditionally permitted preservatives and antioxidants)—
(a) in Part A (sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoates) in the second table—
(i) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to olives and olive-based preparations the following entry—
“
Olives and olive-based preparations
1000
500
1000
”
(ii) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more and emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60% the following entries—
“
Emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more
1000
500
1000
Emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60%
2000
1000
2000
”
(iii) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries—
“
. . . Mehu and Makeutettu . . . Mehu
500
200
Analogues of meat, fish, crustaceans and cephalopods and cheese based on protein
2000
Dulce de membrillo
1000
Marmelada
1500
Ostkaka
2000
Pasha
1000
Semmelkn 154 delteig
2000
Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)
quantum satis
Cooked red beet
2000
Collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6
quantum satis
”
(b) in Part B (suplhur dioxide and sulphites) in the second table—
(i) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to crustaceans and cephalopods the following entries—
“
(*)In edible parts
Crustaceans and cephalopods:
— fresh, frozen and deep-frozen
150
— crustaceans,panaeidae solenceridae, aristeidaefamily:
up to 80 units
150
between 80 and 120 units
200
over 120 units
300
— cooked
50
”
(ii) in column 1 there shall be substituted for “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”;
(iii) in the entry relating to sugars as defined in Directive 73/437/EEC except glucose syrup, whether or not dehydrated, there shall be substituted in column 2 for the number “15” the number “10”;
(iv) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to vegetable — and cereal-protein-based meat, fish and crustacean analogues the following entry—
“
Analogues of meat, fish and crustacean based on protein
200
”;
(v) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries—
“
Marinated nuts
50
Vacumn packed sweet corn
100
Distilled alcoholic beverages containing whole pears
50
”,
(c) in Part C (other preservatives)—
(i) in the first table the entry relating to E 233 Thiabendazole shall be omitted;
(ii) in the first table in the entry relating to E 234 Nisin there shall be inserted at the end in column 3 the word “Mascarpone” and in column 4 opposite that word “10 mg/kg”;
(iii) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 251 Sodium nitrate and E 252 Potassium nitrate the following entries—
“
(*)Expressed as NaNO3
(*X*)Residual amounts nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO2
E 251 Sodium nitrate
E 252 Potassium nitrate
Cured meat products
Canned meat products
300
250
Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese
Dairy-based cheese analogue
50
Pickled herring and sprat
200
Foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras
50
”;
(iv) in the third table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 280 Propionic acid, E 281 Sodium propionate, E 282 Calcium propionate and E 283 Potassium propionate the following entries—
“
(*)Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.
E 280
E 281
E 282
Propionic acid
Sodium propionate
Calcium propionate
Pre-packed sliced bread and rye bread
3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
E 283
Potassium propionate
Energy reduced bread
Partially baked, pre-packed bread
Pre-packed fine bakery wares (including flour confectionery) with a water activity of more than 0.65
Pre-packed rolls, buns andpitta
Prepackedpølsebrød bolleranddansk flutes
2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
Christmas pudding
Pre-packed bread
1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)
Quantum satis
”;
(d) in Part D (other antioxidants) in the table there shall be substituted in column 3 for “De-hydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/244/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-7
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