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SCHEDULE 4PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

PART VIIIPERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

CHAPTER A

Column 1Column 2Column 3
EEC No.Name or descriptionChemical formula
E200Sorbic acidC6H8O2
E201Sodium sorbateC6H7O2Na
E202Potassium sorbateC6H7O2K
E203Calcium sorbateC12H14O4Ca
E236Formic acidCH2O2
E237Sodium formateCHO2Na
E238Calcium formateC2H2O4Ca
E260Acetic acidC2H4O2
E261Potassium acetateC2H3O2K
E262Sodium diacetateC4H7O4Na
E263Calcium acetateC4H6O4Ca
E270Lactic acidC3H6O3
E280Propionic acidC3H6O2
E281Sodium propionateC3H5O2Na
E282Calcium propionateC6H10O4Ca
E283Potassium propionateC3H5O2K
E284Ammonium propionateC3H9O2N
E295Ammonium formateCH5O2N
E296DL-Malic acidC4H6O5
E297Fumaric acidC4H4O4
E325Sodium lactateC3H5O3Na
E326Potassium lactateC3H5O3K
E327Calcium lactateC6H10O6Ca
E330Citric acidC6H8O7
E331Sodium citrates
E332Potassium citrates
E333Calcium citrates
E334L-Tartaric acidC4H6O6
E335Sodium L-tartrates
E336Potassium L-tartrates
E337Potassium sodium L-tartrateC4H4O6KNa.4H2O
E338Orthophosphoric acidH3PO4
E507Hydrochloric acid for use in silage onlyHCl
E513Sulphuric acid for use in silage onlyH2SO4

CHAPTER B

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6
EEC No.Name or descriptionChemical formulaKind of animalMaximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)Minimum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
E222Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fishNaHSO3Dogs and Cats500 alone or together expressed as SO2
E223diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fishNa2S2O5Dogs and Cats500 alone or together expressed as SO2
E250Sodium nitriteNaNO2Dogs and Cats100 (canned feeding stuffs only)
E214Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC9H10O3Pet animalsNo limit
E215Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC9H9O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E216Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC10H12O3Pet animalsNo limit
E217Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC10H11O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E218Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC8H8O3Pet animalsNo limit
E219Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC8H7O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E490Propane-l, 2-diolC3H8O2Dogs53000
E240FormaldehydeCH2O

All species of animals

Pigs up to the age of six months

No limit (for silage only

600 (skimmed milk only)

E285Methylpropionic acidC4H8O2Ruminants at the beginning of rumination40001000