Part C Other preservativesI1

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	Food	Maximum level
E 230	Biphenyl, diphenyl	Surface treatment of citrus fruits	70 mg/kg
E 231	Orthophenyl phenol	Surface treatment of citrus fruits	12 mg/kg individually or in combination expressed as orthophenyl phenol
E 232	Sodium orthophenyl phenol	Surface treatment of citrus fruits	12 mg/kg individually or in combination expressed as orthophenyl phenol
E 233	Thiabendazole	Surface treatment of: citrus fruit bananas	6 mg/kg 3 mg/kg
E 234	Nisin^f1	Semolina and tapioca puddings and similar products	3 mg/kg
		Ripened cheese and processed cheese	12.5 mg/kg
		Clotted cream	10 mg/kg
E 235	Natamycin	Surface treatment of: hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese dried, cured sausages	1 mg/dm² surface (not present at a depth of 5 mm)
E 239	Hexamethylene tetramine	Provolone cheese	25 mg/kg residual amount, expressed as formaldehyde
E 242	Dimethyl dicarbonate	Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks Alcohol-free wine Liquid-tea concentrate	250 mg/l ingoing amount, residues not detectable
E 284	Boric acid	Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar)	4g/kg expressed as boric acid
E 285	Sodium tetraborate (borax)	Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar)	4g/kg expressed as boric acid

EC No.	Name	Food	Indicative ingoing amount mg/kg	Residual amount mg/kg
			mg/kg	mg/kg
E 249 E 250	Potassium nitrite^f2 Sodium nitrite	Non-heat-treated, cured, dried meat products	150^f3	50^f4
		Other cured meat products Canned meat products Foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras	150	100
		Cured bacon		175
E 251 E 252	Sodium nitrate Potassium nitrate	Cured meat products Canned meat products	300	250(^f5
		Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese Dairy-based cheese analogue		50
		Pickled herring and sprat		200^f6

EC No.	Name	Food	Maximum level
E 280	Propionic acid^f7
E 281	Sodium propionate
E 282	Calcium propionate
E 283	Potassium propionate	Pre-packed sliced bread and rye bread	3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
		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 and pitta	2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
		Christmas pudding Pre-packed bread	1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
E 1105	Lysozyme	Ripened cheese	quantum satis

Annotations

Commencement

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

Footnotes

f1: This substance may be present naturally in certain cheeses as a result of fermentation processes
f2: When labelled ‘for food use', nitrite may only be sold in a mixture with salt or a salt substitute
f3: Expressed as NaNO₂
f4: Residual amount at point of sale to the final consumer, expressed as NaNO₂
f5: Expressed as NaNO₃
f6: Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂
f7: Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice