Part A Sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoatesI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2 Pt. A coming into force by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1996 reg. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. B coming into force by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1996 reg. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. C coming into force by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1996 reg. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. D coming into force by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1996 reg. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. A words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(a)(i)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(a)(ii)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words inserted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(a)(iii)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(b)(i)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(b)(ii)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(b)(iii)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(b)(iv)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words inserted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(b)(v)
Sch. 2 Pt. C words omitted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(c)(i)
Sch. 2 Pt. C words inserted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(c)(ii)
Sch. 2 Pt. C words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(c)(iii)
Sch. 2 Pt. C words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 7(c)(iv)
Sch. 2 words substituted by Jam and Similar Products 2003 reg. 10(2)(f)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Specified Sugar Products 2003 reg. 10(5)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words omitted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 6(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words omitted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 6(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 6(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. A words added by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 6(d)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 7(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 7(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. B words added by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 7(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. C words substituted by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food 2007 reg. 8 Sch. 1

EC No.	Name	Abbreviation
(¹) Benzoic acid may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.
Notes 1. The levels of all substances mentioned above are expressed as the free acid. 2. The abbreviations used in the table mean the following: Sa + Ba: Sa and Ba used singly or in combination Sa + PHB: Sa and PHB used singly or in combination Sa + Ba + PHB: Sa, Ba and PHB used singly or in combination. 3. The maximum levels of use indicated refer to foods ready for consumption prepared following manfacturers' instructions.
E 200	Sorbic acid	Sa
E 202	Potassium sorbate	Sa
E 203	Calcium sorbate	Sa
E 210	Benzoic acid	Ba^f1
E 211	Sodium benzoate	Ba
E 212	Potassium benzoate	Ba
E 213	Calcium benzoate	Ba
E 214	Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB
E 215	Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB
E 216	Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB
E 217	Sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB
E 218	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB
E 219	Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate	PHB

	Maximum level (mg/kg or mg/l as appropriate)
Food	Sa	Ba	PHB	Sa + Ba	Sa + PHB	Sa + Ba + BHB
Wine-based flavoured drinks including products covered by Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91^f2	200
Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks (excluding dairy-based drinks)	300	150		250 Sa + 150 Ba
Liquid tea concentrates and liquid fruit and herbal infusion concentrates				600
Grape Juice, unfermented, for sacramental use				2000
Wines as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87^f3; alcohol-free wine; fruit wine (including alcohol-free); made wine; cider and perry (including alcohol-free)	200
Sød . . . Saft or Sødet . . . Saft	500	200
Alcohol-free beer in keg		200
Mead Spirits with less than 15% alcohol by volume	200 200	200		400
Fillings of ravioli and similar products	1000
Low-sugar jams, jellies, marmalades and similar low calorie or sugar-free products and other fruit-based spreads;Mermeladas		500		1000
Candied, crystallised and glacé fruit and vegetablesMermeladas				1000
Dried fruit	1000Mermeladas
Frugtgrød and Rote Grütze	1000	500
Fruit and vegetable preparations including fruit-based sauces, excluding purée, mousse, compote, salads and similar products, canned or bottled	1000
Vegetables in vinegar, brine or oil (excluding olives)				2000
Potato dough and pre-fried potato slices	2000
Gnocchi	1000
Polenta	200
Olives and olive-based preparations	1000
Jelly coatings of meat products (cooked, cured or dried); Paté					1000
Surface treatment of dried meat products						quantum satis
Semi-preserved fish products including fish roe products				2000
Salted, dried fish				200
Shrimps, cooked				2000
Crangon crangon and Crangon vulgaris, cooked				6000
Cheese, pre-packed, sliced	1000
Unripened cheese	1000
Processed cheese	2000
Layered cheese and cheese with added foods	1000
Non-heat-treated dairy-based deserts				300
Curdled milk	1000
Liquid egg (white, yolk or whole egg)				5000
Dehydrated, concentrated, frozen and deep-frozen egg products	1000
Pre-packed sliced bread and rye-bread	2000
Partially baked, pre-packed bakery wares intended for retail sale	2000
Fine bakery wares with a water activity of more than 0.65	2000
Cereal- or potato-based snacks and coated nuts					1000 (max. 300 PHB)
Batters	2000
Confectionery (excluding chocolate)						1500 (max. 300 PHB)
Chewing gum				1500
Toppings (syrups for pancakes, flavoured syrups for milkshakes and ice cream; similar products)	1000
Fat emulsions (excluding butter) with a fat content of 60% or more	1000
Fat emulsions with a fat content less than 60%	2000
Emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more	1000
Emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60%	2000
Non-emulsified sauces				1000
Prepared salads				1500
Mustard				1000
Seasonings and condiments				1000
Liquid soups and broths (excluding canned)				500
Aspic	1000	500
Liquid dietary food supplements						2000
Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes excluding foods for infants and young children as referred to in Directive 89/398/EEC — dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal				1500

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 Pt. A in operation at 22.4.1996, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: (¹) Benzoic acid may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.
f2: O.J. No. L149, 14.6.91, pp. 1-9
f3: O.J. No. L84, 27.3.87, p. 1