{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/50",
  "legislation_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Permitted Carriers and Carrier Solvents",
  "text": "EC No.\nName\nRestricted use\nPropane-1,2-diol (propylene glycol)\nColours, emulsifiers, antioxidants and enzymes (maximum 1 g/kg in or on the food)E 422 Glycerol\nE 420\nSorbital\nE 421\nMannitol\nE 953\nIsomalt\nE 965\nMaltitol\nE 966\nLactitol\nE 967\nXylitol\nE 400-404\nAlginic acid and its sodium, potassium, calcium and ammonium salts\nE 405\nPropane-1,2-diol alginate\nE 406\nAgar\nE 407\nCarrageenan\nE 410\nLocust bean gum\nE 412\nGuar gum\nE 413\nTragacanth\nE 414\nAcacia gum (gum arabic)\nE 415\nXanthan gum\nE 440\nPectins\nE 432\nPolyoxyethylene sorbitan monolautate (polysorbate 20)\nAntifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 433\nPolyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)\nAntifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 434\nPolyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)\nAntifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 435\nPolyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)\nAntifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 436\nPolyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)\nAntifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 442\nAmmonium phosphatides\nAntioxidants\nE 460\nCellulose (microcrystalline or powdered)\nE 461\nMethyl cellulose\nE 463\nHydroxypropyl cellulose\nE 464\nHydroxypropyl methyl cellulose\nE 465\nEthyl methyl cellulose\nE 466\nCarboxy methyl cellulose Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose\nE 322\nLecithins\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 470b\nMagnesium salts of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 471\nMono- and diglycerides of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 472a\nAcetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 472c\nCitric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 472e\nMono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 473\nSucrose esters of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 475\nPolyglycerol esters of fatty acids\nColours and fat-soluble antioxidants\nE 491\nSorbitan monostearate\nColours and anti-foaming agents\nE 492\nSorbitan tristearate\nColours and anti-foaming agents\nE 493\nSorbitan monolaurate\nColours and anti-foaming agents\nE 494\nSorbitan monooleate\nColours and anti-foaming agents\nE 495\nSorbitan monopalminate\nColours and anti-foaming agents\nE 1404\nOxidised starch\nE 1410\nMonostarch phosphate\nE 1412\nDistarch phosphate\nE 1413\nPhosphated distarch phosphate\nE 1414\nAcetylated distarch phosphate\nE 1420\nAcetylated starch\nE 1422\nAcetylated distarch adipate\nE 1440\nHydroxy propyl starch\nE 1442\nHydroxy propyl distarch phosphate\nE 1450\nStarch sodium octenyl succinate\nE 170\nCalcium carbonates\nE 263\nCalcium acetate\nE 331\nSodium citrates\nE 332\nPotassium citrates\nE 341\nCalcium phosphates\nE 501\nPotassium carbonates\nE 504\nMagnesium carbonates\nE 508\nPotassium chloride\nE 509\nCalcium chloride\nE 511\nMagnesium chloride\nE 514\nSodium sulphate\nE 515\nPotassium sulphate\nE 516\nCalcium sulphate\nE 517\nAmmonium sulphate\nE 577\nPotassium gluconate\nE 640\nGlycine and its sodium salt\nE 1505\nTriethyl citrate\nE 1518\nGlyceryl triacetate (triacetin)\nE 551\nSilicon dioxide\nEmulsifiers and colours, max. 5%\nE 552\nCalcium silicate\nEmulsifiers and colours, max. 5%\nE 553b\nTalc\nColours, max. 5%\nE 558\nBentonite\nColours, max. 5%\nE 559\nAluminium silicate (Kaolin)\nColours, max. 5%\nE 901\nBeeswax\nColours\nE 1200\nPolydextrose\nE 1201\nPolyvinylpyrrolidone\nSweeteners\nE 1202\nPolyvinylpolypyrrolidone\nSweeteners",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in operation at 22.4.1996, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "nisr/1996/50",
      "affecting_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/1999/244",
      "affecting_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2001/419",
      "affecting_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/325",
      "affecting_title": "The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/325",
      "affecting_title": "The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "words added",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/325",
      "affecting_title": "The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/50/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:37:42.459637+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}