The Miscellaneous Food Additives Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Amendment to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995

11.  In Schedule 3 (other permitted miscellaneous additives)–

(a) in the entry relating to E 338, E 339, E 340, E 341, E 343, E 450, E 451 and E 452–

(i) in the third column, insert at the end the entry “Flavourings” and in the fourth column insert the corresponding entry “40 g/kg”;

(ii) in the third column, omit the entry “cider and perry” and, where it occurs in the corresponding entry in the fourth column, omit “2 g/l”;

(b) in the entry relating to E 416, in the third column, insert at the end the entry “Flavourings” and in the fourth column insert the corresponding entry “50 g/kg”;

(c) for the entry relating to E 432, E 433, E 434, E 435 and E 436, substitute–

“E 432	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20) }	Fine bakery wares Fat emulsions for baking purposes	3 g/kg 10 g/kg
E 433	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80) }	Milk and cream analogues Edible ices	5 g/kg 1 g/kg
E 434	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40) }	Desserts Sugar confectionery Emulsified sauces Soups	3 g/kg 1 g/kg 5 g/kg 1 g/kg
E 435	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60) }	Chewing gum Dietary food supplements	5 g/kg quantum satis
E 436	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbitan 65) }	Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes – Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal	1 g/kg Individually or in combination
	}	Flavourings, except liquid smoke flavourings and flavourings based on spice oleoresins(1)	10 g/kg
	}	Foodstuffs containing liquid smoke flavourings and flavourings based on spice oleoresins(1)	1 g/kg
		Note: (1) Spice oleoresins are defined as extracts of spices from which the extraction solvent has been evaporated leaving a mixture of the volatile oil and resinous material from the spice.”;

(d) in the entry relating to E 444, in the third column insert at the end the entry “Flavoured cloudy spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume” and in the fourth column insert the corresponding entry “300 mg/l”;

(e) for the entry relating to E 459, substitute–

“E 459	Beta-cyclodextrine	Foods in tablet and coated tablet form	quantum satis
		Encapsulated flavourings in
		– flavoured teas and flavoured powdered instant drinks	500 mg/l
		– flavoured snacks	1 g/kg in foodstuffs as consumed or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturer”;

(f) for the entry relating to E 551, E 552, E 553a, E 553b, E 554, E 555, E 556 and E 559, substitute–

“E 551 E 552 E 553a E 553b	Silicon dioxide } Calcium silicate } (i) Magnesium silicate } (ii) Magnesium trisilicate(1) } Talc(1) }	Dried powdered foods (including sugars) Salt and its substitutes Dietary food supplements Foods in tablet and coated tablet form	10 g/kg 10 g/kg quantum satis quantum satis
E 554 E 555	Sodium aluminium silicate } Potassium aluminium silicate }	Sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese	10 g/kg
E 556 E 559	Calcium aluminium silicate } Aluminium silicate (Kaolin) }	Sliced or grated cheese analogues and processed cheese analogues	10 g/kg
		Seasonings	30 g/kg
		Confectionery excluding chocolate (surface treatment only)	quantum satis
		Tin greasing products	30 g/kg Individually or in combination
		Chewing gum } Rice } Sausages (surface treatment only) }	quantum satis(2)
		Flavourings	50 g/kg(3)
Notes: (2) Asbestos free (2) E 553b only (2) E 551 only”;

(g) in the entry relating to E 900, in the third column, insert at the end the entry “Flavourings” and in the fourth column insert the corresponding entry “10 mg/kg”;

(h) in the entry relating to E 901 to E 904, omit “E 903” and “Carnauba wax” where they appear in the first and second columns respectively;

(i) after the entry relating to E 901 to E 904, insert–

“E 903	Carnauba wax	As glazing agents only:
		– confectionery (including chocolate)	500 mg/kg 1200 mg/kg (only for chewing gum)
		– small products of fine bakery wares coated with chocolate	200 mg/kg
		– snacks	200 mg/kg
		– nuts	200 mg/kg
		– coffee beans	200 mg/kg
		– dietary food supplements	200 mg/kg
		– fresh citrus fruits, melons, apples, pears, peaches and pineapples (surface treatment only)	200 mg/kg”;

(j) after the entry relating to E 905, insert–

“E 907	Hydrogenated poly–l–decene	As glazing agent for
		– sugar confectionery	2 g/kg
		– dried fruits	2 g/kg”;

(k) omit the entries relating to E 1505 and E 1518;

(l) at the end of the table, insert–

“E 1505 E 1517 E 1518 E 1520	Triethyl citrate Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) Glyceryl triacetate (triacetin) Propan-1,2-diol (propylene glycol)	Flavourings	3 g/kg from all sources in foodstuffs as consumed or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturer; individually or in combination. In the case of beverages, the maximum level of E 1520 shall be 1 g/l
E 1519	Benzyl alcohol	Flavourings for
		– liqueurs, aromatised wines, aromatised wine–based drinks and aromatised wine–products cocktails	100 mg/l
		– confectionery including chocolate and fine bakery wares	250 mg/kg from all sources in foodstuffs as consumed or as reconstituted according to the instruction of the manufacturer”.