The Miscellaneous Food Additives Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Amendment to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995

14.  In Schedule 8 (miscellaneous additives permitted in foods for infants and young children)–

(a) in the Notes, after note 1A, insert–

“1B.   Formulae and weaning foods for infants and young children may contain E 1450 starch sodium octenyl succinate resulting from the addition of vitamin preparations or polyunsaturated fatty acid preparations. The carry over of E 1450 in the product ready for consumption is not to be more than 100 mg/kg from vitamin preparations and 1000 mg/kg from polyunsaturated fatty acid preparations.”;

(b) in Part 3 (miscellaneous additives permitted in weaning foods for infants and young children in good health), in the entry relating to E 170, in the second column, for “Calcium carbonates”, substitute “Calcium carbonate”;

(c) in Part 4, for the title, substitute–

• “Miscellaneous Additives Permitted in Dietary Foods for Infants and Young Children for Special Medical Purposes as Defined in Directive 1999/21/EC(1)”; and

(d) in Part 4, at the end of the table, insert–

“E 472c

Citric acid esters of mono– and diglycerides of fatty acids

7.5 g/l sold as powder 9 g/l sold as liquid

From birth onwards”.

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O.J. No. L 91 7.4.99, p.29.