{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/preservatives-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989/schedule-1/part-II",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/581",
  "legislation_title": "The Preservatives in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/preservatives-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/II",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "SPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES",
  "text": "In the case of—\nE200\nSorbic acid\nE201\nSodium sorbate\nE202\nPotassium sorbate\nE203\nCalcium sorbate\nE210\nBenzoic acid\nE211\nSodium benzoate\nE212\nPotassium benzoate\nE213\nCalcium benzoate\nE214\nEthyl 4-hydroxybenzoate\nSynonyms: Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nEthyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid\nE215\nEthyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt\nSynonyms: Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nSodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate\nE216\nPropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate\nSynonyms: Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nn-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate\nE217\nPropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt\nSynonyms: Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nSodium n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate\nE220\nSulphur dioxide\nE221\nSodium sulphite (anhydrous or heptahydrate)\nE222\nSodium hydrogen sulphite\nSynonyms: Acid sodium sulphite\nE223\nSodium metabisulphite\nE250\nSodium nitrite\nE251\nSodium nitrate\nE252\nPotassium nitrate\nE280\nPropionic acid\nE281\nSodium propionate\nE282\nCalcium propionate\nthe appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council.\nIn the case of—\nE218\nMethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate\nSynonyms: Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nMethyl p-hydroxybenzoate\nE219\nMethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt\nSynonyms: Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate\nSodium derivative of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate\nE226\nCalcium sulphite\nE227\nCalcium hydrogen sulphite\nSynonym: Calcium bisulphite\nE233\n2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole\nSynonyms: Thiabendazole\n2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole (thiabendazole)\nE239\nHexamine\nSynonym: Hexamethylenetetramine\nE249\nPotassium nitrite\nE283\nPotassium propionate\nthe appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council.\nIn the case of—\nE224\nPotassium metabisulphite\nE230\nBiphenyl\nE231\n2-Hydroxybiphenyl\nSynonym: Orthophenylphenol\nE232\nSodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide\nSynonym: Sodium orthophenylphenate\nthe appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council.\nIn the case of—\nE228\nPotassium bisulphite\nSynonym: Potassium acid sulphite\nthe appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council.\nIn the case of—\nNisin\nthe 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The relevant amending Directive is 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The relevant amending Directive is 86/604/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L352, 13.12.1986, p.45."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/581/schedule/1/part/II",
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  },
  "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."
}