Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Regulation 3(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN DESIGNATED PNU FOODS

  • Category 1. Vitamins

    • VITAMIN A:

      • retinol

      • retinyl acetate

      • retinyl palmitate

      • beta-carotene

    • VITAMIN D:

      • cholecalciferol

      • ergocalciferol

    • VITAMIN E:

      • D-Alpha-tocopherol

      • DL-alpha-tocopherol

      • D-alpha-tocopherol acetate

      • D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate

    • VITAMIN K:

      • phylloquinone (phytomenadione)

    • VITAMIN B1:

      • thiamin hydrochloride

      • thiamin mononitrate

    • VITAMIN B2:

      • riboflavin

      • riboflavin 5'-phosphate, sodium

    • NIACIN:

      • nicotinic acid

      • nicotinamide

    • PANTOTHENIC ACID:

      • D-pantothenate, calcium

      • D-pantothenate, sodium

      • dexpanthenol

    • VITAMIN B6:

      • pyridoxine hydrochloride

      • pyridoxine 5'-phosphate

      • pyridoxine dipalmitate

    • FOLIC ACID:

      • pteroylmonoglutamic acid

    • VITAMIN B12:

      • cyanocobalamin

      • hydroxocobalamin

    • BIOTIN:

      • D-biotin

    • VITAMIN C:

      • L-ascorbic acid

      • sodium-L-ascorbate

      • calcium-L-ascorbate

      • potassium-L-ascorbate

      • L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate

  • Category 2. Minerals

    • CALCIUM:

      • carbonate

      • chloride

      • salts of citric acid

      • gluconate

      • glycerophosphate

      • lactate

      • salts of orthophosphoric acid

      • hydroxide

      • oxide

    • MAGNESIUM:

      • acetate

      • carbonate

      • chloride

      • salts of citric acid

      • gluconate

      • glycerophosphate

      • salts of orthophosphoric acid

      • lactate

      • hydroxide

      • oxide

      • sulphate

    • IRON:

      • ferrous carbonate

      • ferrous citrate

      • ferric ammonium citrate

      • ferrous gluconate

      • ferrous fumarate

      • ferric sodium diphosphate

      • ferrous lactate

      • ferrous sulphate

      • ferric disposphate (ferric pyrophosphate)

      • ferric saccharate

      • elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)

    • COPPER:

      • cupric carbonate

      • cupric citrate

      • cupric gluconate

      • cupric sulphate

      • copper lysine complex

    • IODINE:

      • potassium iodide

      • potassium iodate

      • sodium iodide

      • sodium iodate

    • ZINC:

      • acetate

      • chloride

      • citrate

      • gluconate

      • lactate

      • oxide

      • carbonate

      • sulphate

    • MANGANESE:

      • carbonate

      • chloride

      • citrate

      • gluconate

      • glycerophosphate

      • sulphate

    • SODIUM:

      • bicarbonate

      • carbonate

      • chloride

      • citrate

      • gluconate

      • lactate

      • hydroxide

      • salts of orthophosphoric acid

    • POTASSIUM:

      • bicarbonate

      • carbonate

      • chloride

      • citrate

      • gluconate

      • glycerophosphate

      • lactate

      • hydroxide

      • salts of orthophosphoric acid

    • SELENIUM:

      • sodium selenate

      • sodium hydrogen selentine

      • sodium selenite

    • CHROMIUM (III) and their hexahydrates:

      • cloride

      • sulphate

    • MOLYBDENUM (VI):

      • ammonium molybdate

      • sodium molybdate

    • FLUORINE:

      • potassium fluoride

      • sodium fluoride

  • Category 3. Amino acids

    • L-alanine

    • L-arginine

    • L-cysteine

    • Cystine

    • L-histidine

    • L-glutamic acid

    • L-glutamine

    • L-isoleucine

    • L-leucine

    • L-lysine

    • L-lysine acetate

    • L-methionine

    • L-ornithine

    • L-phenylalanine

    • L-threonine

    • L-tryptophan

    • L-tyrosine

    • L-valine

  • For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used

  • Category 4. Carnitine and taurine

    • L-carnitine

    • L-carnitine hydrochloride

    • taurine

  • Category 5. Nucleotides

    • adenosine 5'-phosphoric acid (AMP)

    • sodium salts of AMP

    • cytidine 5'-monophosphoric acid (CMP)

    • sodium salts of CMP

    • guanosine 5'-phosphoric acid (GMP)

    • sodium salts of GMP

    • insosine 5'-phosphoric acid (IMP)

    • sodium salts of IMP

    • uridine 5'-phosphoric acid (UMP)

    • sodium salts of UMP

  • Category 6. Choline and inositol

    • choline

    • choline chloride

    • choline bitartrate

    • choline citrate

    • inositol

Regulation 3(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 2ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL PURPOSES

  • Category 3. Amino acids

    • L-aspartic acid

    • L-citrulline

    • glycine

    • L-proline