The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Amendment of the principal Regulations

7.  In Schedule 2 (conditionally permitted preservatives and antioxidants)–

(a) in Part A (sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoates)–

(i) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entry relating to olives and olive-based preparations the following entry–

“Olives and olive-based preparations

1000

500

1000”;

(ii) in that table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more and emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60% the following entries–

“Emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more	1000	500		1000
Emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60%	2000	1000		2000”;

(iii) in that table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

“… Mehu and Makeutettu … Mehu	500	200
Analogues of meat, fish, crustaceans and cephalopods and cheese based on protein	2000
Dulce de membrillo		1000
Marmelada				1500
Ostkaka	2000
Pasha	1000
Semmelknödelteig	2000
Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)	quantum satis
Cooked red beet		2000
Collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6	quantum satis”;

(b) in Part B (sulphur dioxide and sulphites) in the second table–

(i) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to crustaceans and cephalopods the following entries–

“* In edible parts.”;
“Crustaceans and cephalopods: fresh, frozen and deep-frozen	150(*)
crustaceans, panaeidae solenceridae, aristeidae family: up to 80 units	150(*)
between 80 and 120 units	200(*)
over 120 units	300(*)
cooked	50(*)*

(ii) in column 1 there shall be substituted for the words “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”;

(iii) in the entry relating to sugars as defined in Directive 73/437/EEC(1) except glucose syrup, whether or not dehydrated, there shall be substituted in column 2 for the number “15” the number “10”;

(iv) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to vegetable- and cereal-protein-based meat, fish and crustacean analogues the following entry–

“Analogues of meat, fish and crustaceans based on protein

200”;

(v) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

“Marinated nuts	50
Vacuum packed sweet corn	100
Distilled alcoholic beverages containing whole pears	50”;

(c) in Part C (other preservatives)–

(i) in the first table the entry relating to E 233 Thiabendazole shall be omitted;

(ii) in the first table in the entry relating to E 234 Nisin there shall be inserted at the end in column 2 the word “Mascarpone” and in column 3 opposite that word the words “10 mg/kg”;

(iii) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 251 Sodium nitrate and E 252 Potassium nitrate the following entries–

“(*) Expressed as NaNO3.
(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO2.”;
“E 251	Sodium nitrate }	Cured meat products	} 300	250(*)
E 252	Potassium nitrate }	Canned meat products	}
	}	Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese	}	50(*)(*)
	}	Dairy-based cheese analogue	}
	}	Pickled herring and sprat		200(**)(**)
	}	Foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras		50(*)

(iv) in the third table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 280 Propionic acid, E 281 Sodium propionate, E 282 Calcium proprionate and E 283 Potassium proprionate the following entries–

“(*) Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.”;
“E 280	Propionic acid (*) }	Pre-packed sliced bread and rye bread	3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
E 281	Sodium propionate (*) }
E 282	Calcium propionate (*) }
E 283	Potassium propionate (*)(*) }	Energy reduced bread	} 2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
	}	Partially baked, pre-packed bread	}
	}	Pre-packed fine bakery wares (including flour confectionery) with a water activity of more than 0.65	}
	}	Pre-packed Rolls, buns and pitta	}
	}	Pre-packed pølsebrød, boller and dansk flutes	}
	}	Christmas pudding	} 1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
	}	Pre-packed bread	}
	}	Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)	quantum satis

(d) in Part D (other antioxidants) in the table there shall be substituted in column 3 for the words “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”.

(1)

OJ No. L356, 27.12.73, p. 71.