The Emulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food Regulations 1989

1Title and commencement

2Interpretation

4Sale, etc., of food containing emulsifiers or stabilisers

5Sale, advertisement and labelling of emulsifiers and stabilisers

6No person shall– (a) give with any permitted emulsifier or...

7Condemnation of food

8Penalties and enforcement

10Application of various sections of the Act

PART Ipermitted emulsifiers and permitted stabilisers

PART IIspecific purity criteria for permitted emulsifiers and permitted stabilisers

E 322 Lecithins

E 400 Alginic acid

E 401 Sodium alginate

E 402 Potassium alginate

E 403 Ammonium alginate

E 404 Calcium alginate

E 405 Propane-1,2-diol alginate

E 407 Carrageenan

E 410 Locust bean gum

E 413 Tragacanth

E 415 Xanthan gum

432 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate

433 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate

434 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate

435 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate

436 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate

E 440 (i) Pectin

E 440 (ii) Amidated pectin

442 Ammonium phosphatides

E 460 (i) Microcrystalline cellulose

E 461 Methylcellulose

E 463 Hydroxypropylcellulose

E 464 Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

E 465 Ethylmethylcellulose

E 466 Carboxymethylcellulose

E 470 Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids

E 471 Mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(a) Acetic acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(b) Lactic acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(c) Citric acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(d) Tartaric acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(e) Mono-and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 472(f) Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids

E 473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

E 474 Sucroglycerides

E 475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

476 Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil

E 477 Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids

E 481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E 482 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E 483 Stearyl tartrate

491 Sorbitan monostearate

492 Sorbitan tristearate

493 Sorbitan monolaurate

494 Sorbitan mono-oleate

495 Sorbitan monopalmitate

Extract of Quillaia

Polyglycerol esters of dimerised fatty acids of soya bean oil

Oxidatively polymerised soya bean oil

PART IIIgeneral purity criteria applicable to permitted emulsifiers and permitted stabilisers except where otherwise provided by specific criteria

PART Iemulsifiers and stabilisers permitted in food only to a maximum limit

PART IIemulsifiers and stabilisers permitted only in certain food

PART IIIfood in which only certain emulsifiers and stabilisers are permitted

SCHEDULE 3LABELLING OF PERMITTED EMULSIFIERS AND PERMITTED STABILISERS

1(1) Each container to which regulation 5(2) relates shall bear...

2Any statement required by the preceding paragraph–

3The figures and letters in every word in any statement...

4For the purpose of this Schedule– (a) the height of...

1989 No. 876

FOODCOMPOSITION AND LABELLING

The Emulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food Regulations 1989

Made22nd May 1989

Laid before Parliament23rd May 1989

Coming into force13th June 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4, 7 and 118 of the Food Act 19841 and now vested in them2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 118(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations:–