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

Regulation 3(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1 SUBSTANCES 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 2 ADDITIONAL 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