The Preservatives in Food Regulations 1989

2. Introductory Text

1. Title and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Exemptions

5. 4. Sale, etc. of food containing preservative

6. 5. Subject to regulation 7, nothing in the preceding regulation shall...

7. 6. Sale, advertisement and labelling of preservatives

8. 7. Food for babies and young children

9. 8. Sampling and analysis of citrus fruit

10. 9. Condemnation of food

11. 10. Penalties and enforcement

12. 11. Defences

13. 12. Application of various sections of the Act

14. 13. Revocations

15. Signature

16. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART I Permitted Preservatives

       2. PART II Specific Purity Criteria Applicable to Permitted Preservatives

          1. In the case of:– E200 Sorbic acid E201 Sodium sorbate...

          2. the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of...

          3. In the case of:– E218 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate Synonyms: Methylpara-hyroxybenzoate Methylp-hydroxybenzoate...

          4. the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of...

          5. In the case of:– E224 Potassium metabisulphite E230 Biphenyl E231...

          6. the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of...

          7. In the case of:– E228 Potassium bisulphite Synonym: Potassium acid...

          8. the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of...

          9. In the case of:– Nisin

          10. The criteria in the monograph for nisin contained in the...

       3. PART III General Purity Criteria Applicable to Permitted Preservatives except where otherwise provided by Specific Purity Criteria

          1. Each preservative shall not contain– (a) more than 3 milligrams...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ARTICLES OF FOOD WHICH MAY CONTAIN PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE AND THE NATURE AND PROPORTION OF PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE IN EACH CASE

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       LABELLING OF PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

       1. 1. (1) Each container to which regulation 6(2) applies shall bear...

       2. 2. Any statement required by the preceding paragraph–

       3. 3. The figures and the letters in any statement to which...

       4. 4. (1) There shall be printed on each document to which...

       5. 5. Any statement required by the preceding paragraph shall be clear...

       6. 6. For the purpose of this Schedule– (a) the height of...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       SAMPLING OF CITRUS FRUIT TREATED WITH BIPHENYL, 2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL OR SODIUM BIPHENYL-2-YL OXIDE

       1. PART I

          1. 1. Procuring of sample

          2. 2. A sample shall satisfy at least the following requirements–

          3. 3. In this Part of this Schedule, the expression “lot” means...

       2. PART II

          1. 1. Packaging and delivery of sample

          2. 2. Each part of the sample to be submitted for analysis...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       ANALYSIS OF CITRUS FRUIT TREATED WITH BIPHENYL, 2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL OR SODIUM BIPHENYL-2-YL OXIDE

       1. PART I QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR RESIDUES OF BIPHENYL, 2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL AND SODIUM BIPHENYL-2-YL OXIDE IN CITRUS FRUIT

          1. 1. Purpose and scope

          2. 2. Principle

          3. 3. Reagents

          4. 4. Apparatus

          5. 5. Method of Analysis

       2. PART II QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESIDUES OF BIPHENYL IN CITRUS FRUIT

          1. 1. Purpose and scope

          2. 2. Principle

          3. 3. Reagents

          4. 4. Apparatus

          5. 5. Method of Analysis

          6. 6. Calculation of results

       3. PART III QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESIDUES OF 2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL AND SODIUM BIPHENYL-2-YL OXIDE IN CITRUS FRUIT

          1. 1. Purpose and scope

          2. 2. Principle

          3. 3. Reagents

          4. 4. Apparatus

          5. 5. Method of Analysis

          6. 6. Observations

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       DIAGRAM OF A MODIFIED CLEVENGER-TYPE SEPARATOR

    7. SCHEDULE 7

17. Explanatory Note