{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-C", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-C.json", "legislation": "uksi/1995/3187", "legislation_title": "The Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-1995", "path": "schedule/2/part/C", "kind": "part", "number": "C", "heading": "Other preservatives", "text": "EC No.\nName\nFood\nMaximum level\nE 230\nBiphenyl, diphenyl\nSurface treatment of citrus fruits\n70 mg/kg\nE 231\nE 232\nOrthophenyl phenol }\nSodium orthophenyl phenol }\nSurface treatment of citrus fruits\n12 mg/kg individually or in combination expressed as orthophenyl phenol\nE 233\nThiabendazole\nSurface treatment of: citrus fruit bananas\n6 mg/kg 3 mg/kg\nE 234\nNisin\nSemolina and tapioca puddings and similar products\nRipened cheese and processed cheese\nClotted cream\n3 mg/kg\n12.5 mg/kg\n10 mg/kg\nE 235\nNatamycin\nSurface treatment of: hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese dried, cured sausages\n} 1 mg/dm2 surface (not present at a depth of 5 mm)\nE 239\nHexamethylene tetramine\nProvolonecheese\n25 mg/kg residual amount, expressed as formaldehyde\nE 242\nDimethyl dicarbonate\nNon-alcoholic flavoured drinks Alcohol-free wine Liquid-tea concentrate\n} 250 mg/l ingoing amount, residues not detectable\nE 284\nE 285\nBoric acid\nSodium tetraborate (borax)\nSturgeons' eggs (Caviar)\n4 g/kg expressed as boric acid\nEC No.\nName\nFood\nIndicative ingoing amount mg/kg\nResidual amount mg/kg\nE 249\nE 250\nPotassium nitrite\nSodium nitrite\nNon-heat-treated, cured, dried meat products\nOther cured meat products Canned meat productsFoie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras\nCured bacon\n150\n150\n50\n100\n175\nE 251\nE 252\nSodium nitrate\nPotassium nitrate\nCured meat products Canned meat products\nHard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese Dairy-based cheese analogue\nPickled herring and sprat\n300\n250\n50\n200\nE 280\nE 281\nE 282\nE 283\nPropionic acid\nSodium propionate\nCalcium propionate\nPotassium propionate\nPre-packed sliced bread and rye bread\nEnergy reduced bread Partially baked, pre-packed bread\nPre-packed fine bakery wares (including flour confectionery) with a water activity of more than 0.65\nPre-packed Rolls, buns andpitta\nChristmas puddingPre-packed bread\n3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\n2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\n1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\nE 1105\nLysozyme\nRipened cheese\nquantum satis", "extent": null, "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "This substance may be present naturally in certain cheeses as a result of fermentation processes." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "When labelled `for food use', nitrite may only be sold in a mixture with salt or a salt substitute." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "Expressed as NaNO2." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f4", "text": "Residual amount at point of sale to the final consumer, expressed as NaNO2." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f5", "text": "Expressed as NaNO3." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f6", "text": "Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO2." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f7", "text": "Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice." } ], "outstanding_effects": [ { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3120", "affecting_title": "The Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "entry substituted", "affecting": "uksi/1999/1136", "affecting_title": "The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999" }, { "type": "entries substituted", "affecting": "uksi/1999/1136", "affecting_title": "The 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