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Regulations 2(1) and 4
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Specified food | Permitted Preservative | Except where otherwise stated, milligrams per kilogram not exceeding– |
Beer | Sulphur dioxide and either | 70 |
benzoic acid or | 70 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 70 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 70 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 70 | |
Beetroot, cooked and pre-packed | Benzoic acid or | 250 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 250 | |
Bread | Propionic acid | As prescribed by the Bread and Flour Regulations 1984 |
Cauliflower, canned | Sulphur dioxide | 100 |
Cheese | Sorbic acid | 1,000 |
Cheese, other than Cheddar, Cheshire, Grana-padano or Provolone type of cheeses or soft cheese | Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite | 50 of which not more than 5 may be sodium nitrite, expressed in both cases as sodium nitrite |
Provolone cheese | Hexamine | 25 (expressed as formaldehyde) |
Chicory and coffee essence | Benzoic acid or | 450 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 450 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 450 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 450 | |
Christmas pudding | Propionic acid | 1,000 |
Cider | Sulphur dioxide or | 200 |
sorbic acid | 200 | |
Coconut, desiccated | Sulphur dioxide | 50 |
Colouring matter, except E150 Caramel, if in the form of a solution of a permitted colouring matter | Benzoic acid or | 2,000 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
The permitted colouring matter, E150 Caramel | Sulphur dioxide | 1,000 |
Crabmeat, canned | Sulphur dioxide | 30 |
Desserts, fruit based milk and cream | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
sorbic acid | 300 | |
Dessert sauces, fruit based with total soluble solids content of less than 75% | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
The permitted miscellaneous additive, Dimethylpolysiloxane | Sulphur dioxide or | 1,000 |
benzoic acid or | 2,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Enzymes: | ||
Papain, solid | Sulphur dioxide | 30,000 |
Papain, aqueous solutions | Sulphur dioxide or | 5,000 |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Aqueous solutions of enzyme preparations not otherwise specified, including immobilised enzyme preparations in aqueous media | Sulphur dioxide or | 500 |
benzoic acid or | 3,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 3,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 3,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 3,000 | |
sorbic acid | 3,000 | |
Fat spreads consisting of an emulsion principally of water in oil with a fat content not exceeding 70% | Sorbic acid | 2,000 |
Figs, dried | Sulphur dioxide or | 2,000 |
sorbic acid | 500 | |
Fillings and toppings for flour confectionery which consist principally of a sweetened oil and water emulsion with a minimum sugar solids content of 50% | Sorbic acid | 1,000 |
Finings when sold by retail: | ||
Wine finings | Sulphur dioxide | 12,500 |
Beer finings | Sulphur dioxide | 50,000 |
Flavourings | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 800 | |
Flavouring syrups | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 800 | |
Flour confectionery | Propionic acid or | 1,000 |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Foam headings, liquid | Sulphur dioxide or | 5,000 |
benzoic acid or | 10,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 10,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 10,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 10,000 | |
Freeze drinks | Sulphur dioxide or | 70 |
benzoic acid or | 160 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
sorbic acid | 300 | |
Fruit based pie fillings | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
sorbic acid | 450 | |
Fruit, dried, other than prunes, or figs | Sulphur dioxide | 2,000 |
Fruit, fresh: | ||
Bananas | 2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole | 3 |
Citrus fruit | Biphenyl or | 70 |
2-hydroxybiphenyl or | 12 | |
2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole | 10 | |
Grapes | Sulphur dioxide | 15 |
Fruit, fruit pulp or fruit purée (including tomatoes, tomato pulp, tomato paste and tomato purée) which, in each case, is not fresh or canned | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 800 | |
Fruit juices: | ||
Any fruit juice or concentrated fruit juice mentioned in regulation 11(2) of the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 | Sulphur dioxide | As prescribed by the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 |
Any other fruit juice or concentrated fruit juice | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 800 | |
Fruit or plants (including flowers and seeds), crystallised, glacé or drained (syruped), or candied peel or cut and drained (syruped) peel | Sulphur dioxide and either | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 1,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Fruit pieces in stabilised syrup for use as ingredients of ice-cream or other edible ices | Sorbic acid | 1,000 |
Fruit spread | Sulphur dioxide and | 100 |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Garlic, powdered | Sulphur dioxide | 2,000 |
Gelatin | Sulphur dioxide | 1,000 |
Gelatin capsules | Sorbic acid | 3,000 |
Ginger, dry root | Sulphur dioxide | 150 |
Glucose drinks containing not less than 235 grammes of glucose syrup per litre of the drink | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 800 | |
Grape juice products (unfermented, intended for sacramental use) | Sulphur dioxide and either | 70 |
benzoic acid or | 2,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 2,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 2,000 | |
Grape juice, concentrated, intended for home wine making and labelled as such | Sulphur dioxide | 2,000 |
Hamburgers or similar products | Sulphur dioxide | 450 |
Herring, marinated, | ||
—whose pH does not exceed 4.5 | Benzoic acid or | 1,000 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 1,000 | |
—whose pH exceeds 4.5 | Hexamine and either | 50 |
benzoic acid or | 1,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 1,000 | |
Hops, dried, sold by retail | Sulphur dioxide | 2,000 |
Horseradish, fresh grated, and horseradish sauce | Sulphur dioxide or | 200 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 250 | |
Jam and other products described in column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981: | ||
Reduced sugar jam, reduced sugar jelly and reduced sugar marmalade | Sulphur dioxide and benzoic acid or methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or sorbic acid | As prescribed in the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981 |
Any other product described in column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981 | Sulphur dioxide | As prescribed in the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981 |
Mackerel, marinated, | ||
—whose pH does not exceed 4.5 | Benzoic acid or | 1,000 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 1,000 | |
—whose pH exceeds 4.5 | Hexamine and either | 50 |
benzoic acid or | 1,000 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 1,000 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 1,000 | |
Mallow, chocolate covered | Sorbic acid | 1,000 (calculated on the weight of the mallow and chocolate together) |
Meat, cured (including cured meat products): | ||
Cured meat (including cured meat products) packed in a sterile pack, whether or not it has been removed from the pack | Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite | 150, of which not more than 50 may be sodium nitrite, expressed in both cases as sodium nitrite |
Acidified and/or fermented cured meat products (including Salami and similar products) not packed in a sterile pack | Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite | 400, of which not more than 50 may be sodium nitrite, expressed in both cases as sodium nitrite |
Uncooked bacon and ham; cooked bacon and ham that is not, and has not been, packed in any hermetically sealed container | Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite | 500, of which not more than 200 may be sodium nitrite, expressed in both cases as sodium nitrite |
Any cured meat or cured meat product not specified above | Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite | 250, of which not more than 150 may be sodium nitrite, expressed in both cases as sodium nitrite |
Mushrooms, frozen | Sulphur dioxide | 50 |
Nut pastes, sweetened | Sorbic acid | 1,000 |
Olives, pickled | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 250 | |
sorbic acid | 500 | |
Peas, garden, canned, containing no added colouring matter | Sulphur dioxide | 100 |
Pectin, liquid | Sulphur dioxide | 250 |
Perry | Sulphur dioxide or | 200 |
sorbic acid | 200 | |
Pickles, other than pickled olives | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Potatoes, raw, peeled | Sulphur dioxide | 50 |
Prawns, shrimps and scampi, other than prawns and shrimps in brine | Sulphur dioxide | 200 in the edible part |
Prawns and shrimps in brine | Sulphur dioxide and either | 200 in the edible part |
sorbic acid or benzoic acid | 2,000 | |
and either | ||
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 300 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 300 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 300 | |
Preparations of saccharin, sodium saccharin or calcium saccharin and water only | Benzoic acid and either | 750 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 250 | |
Prunes | Sulphur dioxide or | 2,000 |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Salad cream (including mayonnaise) and salad dressing | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Sambal oelek | Benzoic acid and | 850 |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Sauces, other than horse-radish sauce | Sulphur dioxide or | 100 |
benzoic acid or | 250 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 250 | |
sorbic acid | 1,000 | |
Sausages or sausage meat | Sulphur dioxide | 450 |
Snack meals, concentrated, with a moisture content of not less than 15% and not more than 60% | Sorbic acid and | 1,500 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 175 | |
Soft drinks for consumption after dilution not otherwise specified in this Schedule | Sulphur dioxide or | 350 |
benzoic acid or | 800 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 800 | |
sorbic acid | 1,500 | |
Soft drinks for consumption without dilution not otherwise specified in this Schedule | Sulphur dioxide or | 70 |
benzoic acid or | 160 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 160 | |
sorbic acid | 300 | |
Soup concentrates with a moisture content of not less than 25% and not more than 60% | Sorbic acid and | 1,500 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 175 | |
Starches, including modified starches | Sulphur dioxide | 100 |
Sugars: | ||
Specified sugar products | Sulphur dioxide | As prescribed by the Specified Sugar Products Regulations 1976 |
Hydrolysed starches (other than specified sugar products) | Sulphur dioxide | 400 |
Other sugars except lactose | Sulphur dioxide | 70 |
Tea extract, liquid | Benzoic acid or | 450 |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 450 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 450 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 450 | |
Vegetables, dehydrated: | ||
Brussels sprouts | Sulphur dioxide | 2,500 |
Cabbage | Sulphur dioxide | 2,500 |
Potato | Sulphur dioxide | 550 |
Others | Sulphur dioxide | 2,000 |
Vinegar: | ||
Cider or wine vinegar | Sulphur dioxide | 200 |
Other | Sulphur dioxide | 70 |
Wine (including alcoholic cordials) other than Community controlled wine | Sulphur dioxide and | 450 milligrams per litre |
sorbic acid | 200 milligrams per litre | |
Yogurt, fruit | Sulphur dioxide or | 60 |
benzoic acid or | 120 | |
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 120 | |
ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 120 | |
propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or | 120 | |
sorbic acid | 300 |
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