The Flavourings in Food Regulations 1992

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 2 SPECIFIED SUBSTANCES

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Specified substance	Standard permitted proportion	Permitted proportion in the case of particular descriptions of food
Agaric acid.	20 mg/kg.	(a) Alcoholic drinks: 100 mg/kg. (b) Food (other than drinks) containing mushrooms: 100 mg/kg.
Aloin.	0.1 mg/kg.	Alcoholic drinks: 50 mg/kg.
Beta asarone.	0.1 mg/kg.	(a) Alcoholic drinks: 1 mg/kg. (b) Seasonings used in snack foods: 1 mg/kg.
Berberine.	0.1 mg/kg.	Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg.
Coumarin.	2 mg/kg.	(a) Chewing gum: 50 mg/kg. (b) Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg. (c) Caramel confectionery: 10 mg/kg.
Hydrocyanic acid.	1 mg/kg.	(a) Nougat, marzipan, a nougat or marzipan substitute or a similar product: 50 mg/kg. (b) Tinned stone fruit: 5 mg/kg. (c) Alcoholic drinks: 1 mg/kg for each percentage of alcohol by volume therein.
Hypericine.	0.1 mg/kg.	(a) Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg. (b) Confectionery: 1 mg/kg.
Pulegone.	25 mg/kg.	(a) Mint confectionery: 350 mg/kg. (b) Mint or peppermint flavoured drinks: 250 mg/kg. (c) Other drinks: 100 mg/kg.
Quassine.	5 mg/kg.	(a) Alcoholic drinks: 50 mg/kg. (b) Confectionery in pastille form: 10 mg/kg.
Safrole, isosafrole or any combination of safrole and isosafrole.	1 mg/kg.	(a) Food containing mace, nutmeg or both: 15 mg/kg. (b) Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 5 mg/kg. (c) Other alcoholic drinks: 2 mg/kg.
Santonin.	0.1 mg/kg.	Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 1 mg/kg.
Thuyone (alpha), thuyone (beta) or any combination of thuyone (alpha) and thuyone (beta)	0.5 mg/kg.	(a) Bitters: 35 mg/kg. (b) Food (other than drinks) containing preparations based on sage: 25 mg/kg. (c) Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 10 mg/kg. (d) Other alcoholic drinks: 5 mg/kg.