# The Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995, Part 3: MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN WEANING FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN GOOD HEALTH


EC No.
Name
Food
Maximum level
E 170
E 260
E 261
E 262
E 263
E 270
E 296
E 325
E 326
E 327
E 330
E 331
E 332
E 333
E 507
E 524
E 525
E 526
Calcium carbonates
Acetic acid
Potassium acetate
Sodium acetates
Calcium acetate
Lactic acid
Malic acid
Sodium lactate
Potassium lactate
Calcium lactate
Citric acid
Sodium citrates
Potassium citrates
Calcium citrates
Hydrochloric acid
Sodium hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide
Weaning foods
quantum satis (only for pH adjustment)
E 500
E 501
E 503
Sodium carbonates
Potassium carbonates
Ammonium carbonates
Weaning foods
quantum satis (only as raising agents)
E 300
E 301
E 302
L-ascorbic acid
Sodium L-ascorbate
Calcium L-ascorbate
Fruit and vegetable-based drinks, juices and baby foods
Fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks
0.3 g/kg
0.2 g/kg
individually or in combination, expressed as ascorbic acid
E 304
E 306
E 307
E 308
E 309
L-ascorbyl palmitate
Tocopherol-rich extract
Alpha-tocopherol
Gamma-tocopherol
Delta-tocopherol
Fat-containing cereals, biscuits, rusks and baby foods
0.1 g/kg individually or in combination
E 338
Phosphoric acid
Weaning foods
1 g/kg as P2O5 (only for pH adjustment)
E 339
E 340
E 341
Sodium phosphates
Potassium phosphates
Calcium phosphates
Cereals
1 g/kg individually or in combination, expressed as P2O5
E 322
Lecithins
Biscuits and rusks
Cereal-based foods
Baby foods
10 g/kg
E 471
E 472a
E 472b
E 472c
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Acetic acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids
Lactic acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids
Citric acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids
Biscuits and rusks
Cereal-based foods
Baby foods
5 g/kg individually or in combination
E 400
E 401
E 402
E 404
Alginic acid
Sodium alginate
Potassium alginate
Calcium alginate
Desserts Puddings
0.5 g/kg individually or in combination
E 410
E 412
E 414
E 415
E 440
Locust bean gum
Guar gum
Acacia gum (gum arabic)
Xanthan gum
Pectins
Weaning foods
Gluten-free cereal-based foods
10 g/kg individually or in combination
20 g/kg individually or in combination
E 551
Silicon dioxide
Dry cereals
2 g/kg
E 334
E 335
E 336
E 354
E 450a
E 575
Tartaric acid
Sodium tartrate
Potassium tartrate
Calcium tartrate
Disodium diphosphate
Glucono-delta-lactone
Biscuits and rusks
5 g/kg as a residue
E 1404
E 1410
E 1412
E 1413
E 1414
E 1420
E 1422
E 1450
Oxidised starch
Monostarch phosphate
Distarch phosphate
Phosphated distarch phosphate
Acetylated distarch phosphate
Acetylated starch
Acetylated distarch adipate
Starch sodium octenyl succinate
Weaning foods
50 g/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3187/schedule/8/part/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-1995/schedule-8/part-3
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