SCHEDULE 3PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

TABLEADDITIVES CONTROLLED BY THE ADDITIVES DIRECTIVE

PART IPERMITTED ANTIOXIDANTS(1)

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

EEC No.

Name or Description

Chemical Formula

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)

Conditions

E300

L-Ascorbic acid

C6H8O6

}

E301

Sodium L-ascorbate

C6H7O6Na

}

E302

Calcium Di(L-ascorbate)

C12H14O12Ca2H2O

}

E303

5,6 Diacetyl-L-ascorbic acid

C10H12O5

E304

6-Palmitoyl-L-ascorbic acid

C22H38O7

}

E306

Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin

}

All feeding stuffs

E307

Synthetic alpha-tocopherol

C29H50O2

}

E308

Synthetic gamma -tocopherol

C28H48O2

}

E309

Synthetic delta-tocopherol

C27H46O2

E310

Propyl gallate

C10H12O5 }

100 alone or together

E311

Octyle gallate

C15H22O5 }

E312

Dodecyl gallate

C19H30O5 }

(1)

Note also that certain antioxidants are permitted by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2316/98 as referred to in Part IX of this Table.