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Part II SPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

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In the case of—
E200Sorbic acid
E201Sodium sorbate
E202Potassium sorbate
E203Calcium sorbate
E210Benzoic acid
E211Sodium benzoate
E212Potassium benzoate
E213Calcium benzoate
E214Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid
E215Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E216Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E217Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E220Sulphur dioxide
E221Sodium sulphite (anhydrous or heptahydrate)
E222Sodium hydrogen sulphite
Synonyms: Acid sodium sulphite
E223Sodium metabisulphite
E250Sodium nitrite
E251Sodium nitrate
E252Potassium nitrate
E280Propionic acid
E281Sodium propionate
E282Calcium propionate
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Councilf1.
In the case of—
E218Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E219Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium derivative of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E226Calcium sulphite
E227Calcium hydrogen sulphite
Synonym: Calcium bisulphite
E2332-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole
Synonyms: Thiabendazole
2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole (thiabendazole)
E239Hexamine
Synonym: Hexamethylenetetramine
E249Potassium nitrite
E283Potassium propionate
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Councilf2.
In the case of—
E224Potassium metabisulphite
E230Biphenyl
E2312-Hydroxybiphenyl
Synonym: Orthophenylphenol
E232Sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide
Synonym: Sodium orthophenylphenate
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Councilf3.
In the case of—
E228Potassium bisulphite
Synonym: Potassium acid sulphite
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Councilf4.
In the case of—
Nisin
the criteria in the monograph for nisin contained in the Nutrition Meetings Report Series No. 45A (1969) of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation at page 53.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

O.J. No. 22, 9.2.65, p.373/65 (O.J./S.E. 1965-1966, p.25); relevant amending Directives are 67/428/EEC of the Council-O.J. No. 148, 11.7.67, p.10 (O.J./S.E. 1967, p.178); 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33.

f2

The relevant amending Directive is 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33.

f3

The relevant amending Directive is 67/428/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. 148, 11.7.67, p.10 (O.J./S.E. 1967, p.178).

f4

The relevant amending Directive is 86/604/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L352, 13.12.1986, p.45.