Schedule 3 OTHER PERMITTED MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIVES
The maximum levels of use indicated refer to foods ready for consumption prepared following manufacturers' instructions.
| EC No. | Name | Food | Maximum level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E 297 | Fumaric acid | (pro memoria)Wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79 | ||
| Fillings and toppings for fine bakery wares | 2.5 g/kg | |||
| Sugar confectionery | 1 g/kg | |||
| Gel-like desserts Fruit-flavoured desserts Dry powdered dessert mixes | 4 g/kg | |||
| Instant powders for fruit based drinks | 1 g/l | |||
| Instant tea powder | 1 g/l | |||
| Chewing gum | 2 g/kg | |||
| In the following applications, the indicated maximum quantities of phosphoric acid and the phosphates E 338, E 339, E 340, E 341, E 450, E 451 and E 452 may be added individually or in combination (expressed as P2O5). | ||||
| E 338 E 339 E 340 E 341 E 450 E 451 | Phosphoric acid Sodium phosphates
Potassium phosphates
Calcium phosphates
Diphosphates
Triphosphates
| Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks Sterilised and UHT milk Partly dehydrated milk with less than 28% solids Partly dehydrated milk with more than 28% solids Dried milk and dried skimmed milk Pasteurised, sterilised and UHT creams Whipped cream and vegetable fat analogues Unripened cheese (exceptMozzarella) Processed cheese and processed cheese analogues Meat Products Sport drinks and prepared table waters Dietary supplements Salt and its substitutes Vegetable protein drinks Beverage whiteners Beverage whiteners for vending machines Edible ices | 700 mg/lf1 1 g/l 1 g/kg 1.5 g/kg 2.5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 2 g/kg 20 g/kg 5 g/kg 0.5 g/l quantum satis 10 g/kg 20 g/l 30 g/kg 50 g/kg 1 g/kg | |
| E 452 | Polyphosphates
| Desserts Dry powdered dessert mixes Fine bakery wares Flour Flour, self raising Soda bread Liquid egg (white, yolk or whole egg) Sauces Soups and broths Tea and herbal infusions Cider and perry Chewing gum Dried powdered foods Chocolate and malt dairy-based drinks Alcoholic drinks (excluding wine and beer) Breakfast cereals Snacks Surimi Fish and crustacean paste Toppings (syrups for pancakes, flavoured syrups for milkshakes and ice cream; similar products) Special formulae for particular nutritional uses Glazings for meat and vegetable products Sugar confectionery Icing sugar Noodles Batters Fillets of unprocessed fish, frozen and deep-frozen Frozen and deep-frozen crustacean products Processed potato products (including frozen, deep-frozen, chilled and dried processed products) | 3 g/kg 7 g/kg 20 g/kg 2.5 g/kg 20 g/kg 20 g/kg 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 3 g/kg 2 g/l 2 g/l quantum satisf2 10 g/kgf3 2 g/l 1 g/l 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 1 g/kg 5 g/kg 3 g/kg 5 g/kg 4 g/kg 5 g/kg 10 g/kg 2 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg | |
| E 431 | Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate | (pro memoria)Wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79 | ||
| E 353 | Metatartaric acid | Wine in accordance with Regulatins (EEC) No. 822/87, (EEC) No. 4252/88, (EEC) No. 2332/92 and (EEC) No. 1873/84 and their implementing regulations | ||
| Made wine | 100 mg/l | |||
| E 355 E 356 E 357 | Adipic acid Sodium adipate Potassium adipate | Fillings and toppings for fine bakery wares Dry powdered dessert mixes Gel-like desserts Fruit-flavoured desserts Powders for home preparation of drinks | 2 g/kg 1 g/kg 6 g/kg 1 g/kg 10 g/l expressed as adipic acid | |
| E 363 | Succinic acid | Desserts Soups and broths Powders for home preparation of drinks | 6 g/kg 5 g/kg 3 g/l | |
| E 385 | Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra-acetate (Calcium disodium EDTA) | Emulsified sauces Canned and bottled pulses, legumes, mushrooms and artichokes Canned and bottled crustaceans and molluscs Canned and bottled fish Minarine Frozen and deep-frozen crustaceans | 75 mg/kg 250 mg/kg 75 mg/kg 75 mg/kg 100 mg/kg 75 mg/kg | |
| E 405 | Propane-1,2-diol alginate | Fat emulsions Fine bakery wares Fillings, toppings and coatings for fine bakery wares and desserts Sugar confectionery Water-based edible ices Cereal-and potato-based snacks Sauces Beer Chewing gum Fruit and vegetable preparations Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks Emulsified liqueur Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal Dietary food supplements | 3 g/kg 2 g/kg 5 g/kg 1.5 g/kg 3 g/kg 3 g/kg 8 g/kg 100 mg/l 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 300 mg/l 10 g/l 1.2 g/kg 1 g/kg | |
| E 416 | Karaya gum | Cerealand potato-based snacks | Nut coatings Fillings, toppings and coatings for fine bakery wares Desserts Emulsified sauces Egg-based liqueurs Dietary food supplements Chewing gum | 5 g/kg 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 6 g/kg 10 g/kg 10 g/l quantum satis 5 g/kg |
| E 420 E 421 E 953 E 965 E 966 E 967 | Sorbitol
Mannitol Isomalt Maltitol
Lactitol Xylitol | Foods in general (except drinks and those foods referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8) Frozen and deep-frozen unprocessed fish, crustaceans, molluscs and cephalopods Liqueurs | quantum satis(for purposes other than sweetening) | |
| E 432 E 433 E 434 E 435 E 436 | Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65) | Fine bakery wares Fat emulsions for baking purposes Milk and cream analogues Edible ices Desserts Sugar confectionery Emulsified sauces Soups Chewing gum Dietary food supplements Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal | 3 g/kg 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 1 g/kg 3 g/kg 1 g/kg 5 g/kg 1 g/kg 5 g/kg quantum satis1 g/kg Individually or in combination | |
| E 442 | Ammonium phosphatides | Cocoa and chocolate products as defined in Directive 73/241/EECf4 Cocoa-based confectionery | 10 g/kg 10 g/kg | |
| E 444 | Sucrose acetate isobutyrate | Non-alcoholic flavoured cloudy drinks | 300 mg/l | |
| E 445 | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | Non-alcoholic flavoured cloudy drinks | 100 mg/l | |
| E 473 E 474 | Sucrose esters of fatty acids Sucroglycerides | Canned liquid coffee Heat-treated meat products Fat emulsions for baking purposes Fine bakery wares Beverage whiteners Edible ices Sugar confectionery Desserts Sauces Soups and broths Fresh fruits, surface treatment Non-alcoholic aniseed-based drinks Non-alcoholic coconut and almond drinks Spirituous beverages (excluding wine and beer) Powders for the preparation of hot beverages Dairy-based drinks Dietary food supplements Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal Chewing gum | 1 g/l 5 g/kg (on fat) 10 g/kg 10 g/kg 20 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 10 g/kg 2 g/kg quantum satis5 g/l 5 g/l 5 g/l 10 g/l 5 g/l quantum satis5 g/kg 10 g/kg Individually or in combination | |
| E 475 | Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids | Fine bakery wares Emulsified liqueurs Egg products Beverage whiteners Chewing gum Fat emulsions Milk and cream analogues Sugar confectionery Desserts Dietary food supplements Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal Granola-type breakfast cereals | 10 g/kg 5 g/l 1 g/kg 0.5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 2 g/kg 2 g/kg quantum satis5 g/kg 10 g/kg | |
| E 476 | Polyglycerol polyricinoleate | Low and very low fat spreads and dressings Cocoa-based confectionery, including chocolate | 4 g/kg 5 g/kg | |
| E 477 | Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids | Fine bakery wares Fat emulsions for baking purposes Milk and cream analogues Beverage whiteners Edible ices Sugar confectionery Desserts Whipped dessert toppings other than cream Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal | 5 g/kg 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 1 g/kg 3 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 30 g/kg 1 g/kg | |
| E 479b | Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with monoand diglycerides of fatty acids | Fat emulsions for frying purposes | 5 g/kg | |
| E 481 E 482 | Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate | Fine bakery wares Quick-cook rice Breakfast cereals Emulsified liqueur Spirits with less than 15% alcohol by volume Cereal-based snacks Chewing gum Fat emulsions Desserts Sugar confectionery Beverage whiteners Cerealand potato-based snacks Minced and diced canned meat products Powders for the preparation of hot beverages Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal Bread (except that referred to in Schedule 7) Mostarda di frutta | 5 g/kg 4 g/kg 5 g/kg 8 g/l 8 g/l 2 g/kg 2 g/kg 10g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 3 g/kg 5 g/kg 4 g/kg 2 g/l 2 g/kg 3 g/kg 2 g/kg Individually or in combination | |
| E 483 | Stearyl tartrate | Bakery wares (except breads referred to in Schedule 7) Desserts | 4 g/kg 5 g/kg | |
| E 491 E 492 E 493 E 494 E 495 | Sorbitan monostearate Sorbitan tristearate Sorbitan monolaurate Sorbitan monooleate Sorbitan monopalmitate | Fine bakery wares Toppings and coatings for fine bakery wares Jelly marmalade Fat emulsions Milk and cream analogues Beverage whiteners Liquid tea concentrates and liquid fruit and herbal infusions concentrates Edible ices Desserts Sugar confectionery Cocoa-based confectionery, including chocolate Emulsified sauces Dietary food supplements Yeast for baking Chewing gum Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal(pro memoria)For E 491 only, wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79 | 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 25 mg/kgf5 10 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 0.5 g/l 0.5 g/kg 5 g/kg 5 g/kg 10 g/kgf6 5 g/kg quantum satis quantum satis 5 g/kg 5 g/kg Individually or in combination | |
| E 512 | Stannous chloride | Canned and bottled white asparagus | 25 mg/kg as tin | |
| E 520 E 521 E 522 E 523 | Aluminium sulphate Aluminium sodium sulphate Aluminium potassium sulphate Aluminium ammonium sulphate | |||
| Egg white Candied, crystallised and glacé fruit and vegetables | 30 mg/kg 200 mg/kg Individually or in combination, expressed as aluminium | |||
| E 541 | Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic | Fine bakery wares (sconesand sponge wares only) | 1 g/kg expressed as aluminium | |
| E 535 E 536 E 538 | Sodium ferrocyanide Potassium ferrocyanide Calcium ferrocyanide | Salt and its substitutes | 20 mg/kg Individually or in combination, expressed as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide | |
| E 551 E 552 E 553a E 553b E 554 E 555 E 556 E 559 | Silicon dioxide Calcium silicate
Talc Sodium aluminium silicate Potassium aluminium silicate Calcium aluminium silicate Aluminium silicate (Kaolin) | Dried powdered foods (including sugars) Salt and its substitutes Dietary food supplements Foods in tablet and coated tablet form Sliced hard cheese and sliced processed cheese Chewing gum Rice Sausages (surface treatment only) Moulded jelly sweets (surface treatment only) | 10 g/kg 10 g/kg quantum satis quantum satis 10 g/kg Individually or in combination quantum satisf8 | |
| E 579 E 585 | Ferrous gluconate Ferrous lactate | Olives darkened by oxidation | 150 mg/kg as iron | |
| E 620 E 621 E 622 E 623 E 624 E 625 | Glutamic acid Monosodium glutamate Monopotassium glutamate Calcium diglutamate Monoammonium glutamate Magnesium diglutamate | Foods in general (except those referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8) Condiments and seasonings | 10 g/kg Individually or in combination quantum satis | |
| E 626 E 627 E 628 E 629 E 630 E 631 E 632 E 633 E 634 E 635 | Guanylic acid Disodium guanylate Dipotassium guanylate Calcium guanylate Inosinic acid Disodium inosinate Dipotassium inosinate Calcium inosinate Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides | Foods in general (except those referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8) Seasonings and condiments | 500 mg/kg individually or in combination, expressed as guanylic acid quantum satis | |
| E 900 | Dimethyl polysiloxane | Jam, jellies and marmalades as defined in Directive 79/693/EEC and similar fruit spreads, including low calorie products Soups and broths Oils and fats for frying Confectionery (excluding chocolate) Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks Pineapple juice Canned and bottled fruit and vegetables Chewing gum (pro memoria)Wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79 Sød…saft Batters | 10 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 10 mg/l 10 mg/l 10 mg/kg 100 mg/kg 10 mg/l 10 mg/kg | |
| E 901 E 902 E 903 E 904 | Beeswax, white and yellow Candelilla wax Carnauba wax Shellac | As glazing agents only for: Confectionery (including chocolate) Small products of fine bakery wares coated with chocolate Snacks Nuts Coffee beans Dietary food supplements Fresh citrus fruits, melons, apples and pears (surface treatment only) | quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis | |
| E 912 E 914 | Montan acid esters Oxidised polyethylene wax | Fresh citrus fruits (surface treatment only) | quantum satis | |
| E 927b | Carbamide | Chewing gum without added sugars | 30 g/kg | |
| E 950 E 951 E 957 | Acesulfame-K Aspartame Thaumatin | Chewing gum with added sugars | 800 mg/kgf9 2500 mg/kg 10 mg/kg (as flavour enhancer only) | |
| E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | Chewing gum with added sugars Margarine Minarine Meat products Fruit jellies Vegetable proteins | 150 mg/kg 5 mg/kg (as flavour enhancer only) | |
| E 999 | Quillaia extract | Water-based flavoured non-alcoholic drinks | 200 mg/l calculated as anhydrous extract | |
| E 1201 E 1202 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone | Dietary food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form | quantum satis | |
| E 1505 | Triethyl citrate | Dried egg white | quantum satis | |
| Propanef10 Butane Iso-Butane | Garlic flavoured oil spray for producing garlic bread and pizza Vegetable oil pan spray for professional use only | quantum satis |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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E 338 only.
- f2
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E 341 (ii) only.
- f3
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E 341 (iii) only.
- f4
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OJ No. L228, 16.8.73, p.23.
- f5
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E 493 only.
- f6
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E 492 only.
- f7
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Asbestos free.
- f8
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E 553b only.
- f9
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If E 950, E 951, E 957 and E 959 are used in combination in chewing gum, the maximum level for each is reduced proportionally.
- f10
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Authorised until 31 December 1997 in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC pending consideration for inclusion in Directive 95/2/EC.