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The Extraction Solvents in Food Regulations 1993
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Regulation 4(2)(d)
SCHEDULE 2FOODS IN WHICH ONLY CERTAIN PERMITTED EXTRACTION SOLVENTS MAY BE USED AND THEN ONLY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specified foods | Permitted extraction solvent | Purpose for which permitted extraction solvent may be added | Maximum permitted residue of permitted extraction solvent in the specified food (or, where indicated, in any food in which the specified food is an ingredient |
1. Fats | (a)Hexane, or (b)Ethylmethylketone | (a)in respect of Hexane, the production or fractionation of the fats (b)in respect of Ethylmethylketone, the fractionation of the fats | 5 mg/kg |
2. Oils | (a)Hexane, or (b)Ethylmethylketone | (a)in respect of Hexane, the production or fractionation of the oils (b)in respect of Ethylmethylketone, the fractionation of the oils | 5 mg/kg |
3. Cocoa butter | Hexane | production of the cocoa butter | 5 mg/kg |
4. Protein products | Hexane | preparation of the protein products | 10 mg/kg in any food in which the protein products are an ingredient |
5. Defatted flours | Hexane | preparation of the defatted flours | 10 mg/kg in any food in which the defatted flours are an ingredient |
6. Defatted cereal germs | Hexane | preparation of the defatted cereal germs | 5 mg/kg |
7. Defatted soya products | Hexane | preparation of the defatted soya products | 30 mg/kg in the defatted soya product as sold to the final consumer |
8. Coffee | (a)Methyl acetate, or (b)Ethylmethylketone, or (c)Dichloromethane, alone or in combination | (a)decaffeination, (b)removal of irritants and bitterings, or both | (a)in respect of methyl acetate or ethylmethylketone, 20 mg/kg, and if these are used in combination their combined total shall not exceed 20 mg/kg (b)in respect of dichloromethane, 2 mg/kg |
9. Tea | (a)Methyl acetate, or (b)Ethylmethylketone, or (c)Dichloromethane, alone or in combination | (a)decaffeination, (b)removal of irritants and bitterings, or both | (a)in respect of methyl acetate or ethylmethylketone, 20 mg/kg, and if these are used in combination their combined total shall not exceed 20 mg/kg (b)in respect of dichloromethane, 5 mg/kg |
10. Sugar from molasses | Methyl acetate | production of the sugar from molasses | 1 mg/kg |
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