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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

L.N. 171 of 2011

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food

Safety Act, the Minister for Health, the Elderly and Community

Care, has made the following regulations:-

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

(1) The title of these regulations is the Permitted Citation and

Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, and they shall

be read and construed as one with the Permitted Food Additives

Regulations 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal L.N. 54 of 2005.

regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come

into force on the 31st March 2011.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

Purity criteria for the following additives are prescribed in Annex I of Commission

Purity criteria for the following additives

Purity are

prescribed in Annex I of Commission

Criteria

Directive 2008/84/EC (OJ L 253, 20.9.2008, p. 1-175), as amended by Commission

Directive 2008/84/EC (OJ L 253, 20.9.2008, p. 1-175), as amended by Commission

Directive 2009/10/EC (OJ L 44, 14.2.2009, p. 62-78) and Commission Directive

Directive

criteria 2009/10/EC

(OJ L 44,

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

(1) Regulations 4 and 10 implement the provisions of

Commission Directive 2010/67/EU of 20 October 2010 amending

Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity c r i t e r i a o n

food additives other than colours and sweeteners.

(2) Regulations 3 and 5 to 9 implement the provisions

of Commission Directive 2010/69/EU of 22 October 2010

amending the Annexes to European Parliament and Council

Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and

sweeteners.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

For regulation 1.4 of the principal regulations, there shall Amends regulation

be substituted the following:-

“1.4 These regulations implement the provisions

of Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council of the 20th February, 1995 on food additives other

than colours and sweeteners, as amended by the following

Directives

- Directive 96/85/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of the 19th December 1996

- Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of the 15th October 1998

- Directive 2001/5/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of the 12th February 2001

- Directive 2003/52/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of the 18th June 2003

- Directive 2003/114/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of the 22nd December

- Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of the 5th July 2006

- Commission Directive 2010/69/EU of the 22nd

October 2010.”.

- Commission Directive 2008/84/EC of the 27th

August 2008 laying down specific purity criteria on food

additives other than colours and sweeteners, as amended

by the following Directives

- Commission Directive 2009/10/EC of the

13th February 2009

- Commission Directive 2010/67/EU of the

20th October 2010.”.

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Avviż Legali 2011 171 — Additivi Permessi biex jintużaw ma’ l-Ikel

“IS-SEBA`

Kriterji

ta’

Purita`

Kriterji ta’

ta’ Purita`

Purita`

Kriterji

ta’

Purita`

Kriterji

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Kriterji

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Skeda

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Kriterji ta`

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purita` g!all-additivi

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Skeda tad-Direttiva

tad-Direttiva tal-

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Kriterji

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Skeda

tad-Direttiva

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Kriterji

Kummissjoni

2008/84/KE

(&U

L

253,

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

For regulation 5.1 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“5.1 The additives permitted for use by these regulations

shall satisfy the purity criteria laid down by Commission

Directive 2008/84/EC, as amended by Directives 2009/10/

EC and 2010/67/EU. A list of the food additives for which

purity criteria have been established is given in the Seventh

Schedule.”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

The Second Schedule for the principal regulations shall

be amended as follows

(a) For the row “Pre-packed preparations of fresh

minced meat”, there shall be substituted the following:-

The Second Schedule for the principal regulations shall be amended as

5. follows

(a)

For the row “Pre-packed preparations of fresh minced meat”, there shall

be substituted the following:-

“Pre-packed preparations of

E 261 Potassium acetate

quantum satis

fresh minced meat

E 262i Sodium acetate

E 262ii Sodium hydrogen acetate

E 300 Ascorbic acid

E 301 Sodium ascorbate

E 302 Calcium ascorbate

E 325 Sodium lactate

E 326 Potassium lactate

E 330 Citric acid

E 331 Sodium citrates

E 332 Potassium citrates

E 333 Calcium citrates

”; and

(b)

at the end of the Schedule, there shall be added the following entry:-

“Unflavoured live

E 406 Agar

quantum satis

fermented cream products

and substitute products with

E 407 Carrageenan

a fat content of

less than 20 %

E 410 Locust bean gum

E 412 Guar gum

E 415 Xanthan gum

E 440 Pectins

B

E 460 Cellulose

E 460 Cellulose

E 466 Carboxy methyl cellulose

E 466 Carboxy methyl cellulose

E 471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty

E 471 acids

Mono- and diglycerides of fatty

acids

E 1404 Oxidised starch

E 1404 Oxidised starch

E 1410 Monostarch phosphate

E 1410 Monostarch phosphate

E 1412 Distarch phosphate

E 1412 Distarch phosphate

E 1413 Phosphated distarch phosphate

E 1413 Phosphated distarch phosphate

E 1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate

E 1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate

E 1420 Acetylated starch

E 1420 Acetylated starch

E 1422 Acetylated distarch adipate

E 1422 Acetylated distarch adipate

E 1440 Hydroxyl propyl starch

E 1440 Hydroxyl propyl starch

E 1442 Hydroxy propyl distarch

phosphate

Hydroxy propyl distarch

phosphate

E 1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate

E 1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate

E 1451 Acetylated oxidised starch

E 1451 Acetylated oxidised starch

Amends the Third Schedule to the principal regulations.

Amends 6. the The

Third

Schedule

to the

principal

regulations shall be Amends the Third

Third

Schedule

to the

principal

regulations.

Schedule to the

amended

as Third

follows

The

Schedule to the principal regulations shall be amended

principal as

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

regulations.

follows

The Third

Schedule to the principal regulations shall be amended as

6. follows: (a) at the end of Part A, there shall be added the

following

(a) entries:-

at the end of Part A, there shall be added the following entries:-

(a)

at the end of Part A, there shall be added the following entries:-

“Seaweed-based

1 000 500

fish

analogue

“Seaweed-based

1 000 500

products

fish analogue

products

Beer in kegs

Beer containing

in kegs more 200

than 0,5

% added

containing

more

fermentable

% added sugar

than 0,5

and/or fruit

sugar juices

fermentable

and/or fruit juices

or concentrates

Unpeeled fresh

1 000 in the

product

(surface treatment

ready for

consumption’

Food supplements

as defined in the

Food Supplements

Regulations, 2003,

supplied in dried

form containing

of vitamin A and

of combinations of

vitamin A and D

”;

(b)

at the end of Part B, there shall be added the following rows:-

“Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum only)

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum ceylanicum only)

150”;

(c)

in Part C, for the row for the additive E 234, there shall be substituted the

following:-

Nisin (*)

Semolina and

3 mg/kg

tapioca puddings

and similar products

Ripened cheese and

12,5 mg/kg

processed cheese

Clotted cream

10 mg/kg

Mascarpone

10 mg/kg

Pasteurised liquid

6,25 mg/l

egg (white, yolk or

whole egg)

(*) This substance may be present in certain cheeses as a result of fermentation process.”;

(d)

in Part C, for the row for the additive E 242, there shall be substituted the

following:-

Dimethyl

Non-alcoholic

250 mg/l ingoing

dicarbonate

flavoured drinks

amount, residues not

detectable

B

Alcohol-free wine

Liquid-tea

concentrate

Cider, perry, fruit

250 mg/l ingoing

wines

amount, residues not

Alcohol-reduced

detectable

wine

Wine-based drinks

and products

covered by

Regulation (EEC)

No 1601/91

”; and

(e)

in Part D, the following row shall be inserted after the row

for additive E 316:-

“E 392

Extracts of

Vegetable oils

30 mg/kg

rosemary

(excluding virgin

(expressed as the

oils and olive oils)

sum of carnosol and

and fat where

carnosic acid)

content of

Expressed on fat

polyunsaturated

basis

fatty acids is higher

than 15 % w/w of

the total fatty acid,

for the use in non

heat treated food

products

Fish oils and algal

50 mg/kg

oil

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

Lard, beef, poultry,

carnosic acid)

sheep and porcine

Expressed on fat

fat

basis

Fats and oils for the

professional

manufacture of

heat-treated

foodstuffs

Frying oil and

frying fat, excluding

olive oil and olive

pomace oil

B

Snack foods (snack

based on cereals,

potatoes or starch)

Sauces

100 mg/kg

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Expressed on fat

basis

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Expressed on fat

basis

Food supplements

400 mg/kg

as defined in L.N.

(expressed as the

239 of 2003

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Dehydrated potatoes

200 mg/kg

(expressed as the

Egg products

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Chewing gum

Milk powder for

200 mg/kg

vending machines

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

Seasoning and

carnosic acid)

condiments

Expressed on fat

basis

Processed nuts

Dehydrated soups

50 mg/kg

and broths

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Dehydrated meat

150 mg/kg

(expressed as the

sum of carnosol and

carnosic acid)

Meat and fish

150 mg/kg

products, excluding

(expressed as the

dehydrated meat

sum of carnosol and

and dried sausage

carnosic acid)

Expressed on fat

basis

B

Dried sausage

sausage

100 mg/kg

mg/kg

Dried

(expressed as as the

the

(expressed

sum

of

carnosol

and

sum of carnosol and

carnosic

acid)

carnosic acid)

Flavourings

1 1 000

000 mg/kg

mg/kg

Flavourings

(expressed as as the

the

(expressed

sum

of

carnosol

and

sum of carnosol and

carnosic

acid)

carnosic acid)

Dried milk

milk for for the

the

30 30 mg/kg

mg/kg

Dried

manufacturing of of

manufacturing

(expressed as as the

(expressed

the

ice ice cream

cream

sum of of carnosol

carnosol and

and

sum

carnosic

acid)”.

carnosic acid)”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

the

The

Fourth

Schedule

to to to

the

principal regulations.

regulations

regulations. shall be Amends the Fourth

Amends

the

Fourth

Schedule

the

principal

Amends

Fourth

Schedule

the

principal

Schedule to the

amended as follows

principal regulations.

The Fourth

Fourth Schedule

Schedule to to the

the principal

principal regulations

regulations shall

shall be be amended

amended as as

7. 7.

The

follows

(a) in the entry concerning additives E 338, E 339, E

follows

340, E 341, the

E 343,

E concerning

450, E 451 additives

and E 452, the

following

row

(a) (a) in in the

entry concerning

additives E E 338,

338,

E E 339,

339, E E 340,

340, E E 341,

341, E E 343,

343, E E

shall be inserted

after

the

row

concerning

‘vegetable

protein

entry

450, E E 451

451 and

and E E 452,

452, the

the following

following row

row shall

shall be be inserted

inserted after

after the

the row

row

drinks’:- concerning ‘vegetable protein drinks’:-

450,

concerning ‘vegetable protein drinks’:-

“Whey protein

protein containing

containing sport

sport drinks

drinks

4 4 g/kg”;

g/kg”;

“Whey

(b) (b)

the following

following entry

entry shall

shall be be inserted

inserted before

before the

the entry

entry concerning

concerning additives

additives

the

E E 432,

432, E E 433,

433, E E 434,

434, E E 435

435 and

and E E 436:-

436:-

Cassia gum

Edible ices

2 500mg/kg

Fermented milk

products with the

exception of

unflavoured live

fermented milk

products

Dairy-based dessert

and similar products

Filling, topping and

coating for fine

bakery wares and

dessert

Processed cheese

Sauces and salads

dressing

Dehydrated soups

and broths

Heat-treated meat

1 500 mg/kg”;

products

(c)

in the entry for E 901, E 902, and E 904, in the third column, under the

use ‘As glazing agent only for’, the following entry shall be added:-

“— Pre-packed wafers

quantum satis”;

containing ice cream (only for E

901)

(d)

in the entry for E 901, E 902, and E 904, in the third column, below the

use as “Peaches and pineapples (surface treatment only)”, the following

entry shall be added:-

“Flavourings in non-alcoholic

0,2 g/kg in the

flavoured drinks (only for E 901)

flavoured drinks”;

(e)

the following entry shall be inserted after the entry concerning the additive

E 959:-

B

“E 961

Neotame

Water-based

2 mg/l as flavour

flavoured drinks,

enhancer

energy-reduced or

with no added sugar

Milk- and milk-

2 mg/l as flavour

derivative-based or

enhancer

fruit-juice-based

drinks, energy-

reduced or with no

added sugar

“Snacks”: certain

2 mg/kg as flavour

flavours of ready-to- enhancer

eat, pre- packed,

dry, savoury starch

products and coated

nuts

Starch-based

3 mg/kg as flavour

confectionery,

enhancer

energy-reduced or

with no added sugar

Breath-freshening

3 mg/kg as flavour

micro-sweets, with

enhancer

no added sugar

Strongly flavoured

3 mg/kg as flavour

throat pastilles with

enhancer

no added sugar

Chewing gum with

3 mg/kg as flavour

added sugar

enhancer

Energy-reduced

2 mg/kg as flavour

jams, jellies and

enhancer

marmalades

Sauces

2 mg/kg as flavour

enhancer

Food supplements

2 mg/kg as flavour

as defined in L.N.

enhancer

239 of 2003,

supplied in a liquid

form

Food supplements

as defined in L.N.

2 mg/kg as flavour

239 of 2003,

enhancer

supplied in a solid

form

Food supplements

as defined in L.N.

239 of 2003, based

2 mg/kg as flavour

on vitamins and/or

enhancer”;

mineral elements

and supplied in a

syrup-type or non-

chewable form

(f)

the following entry shall be inserted after the entry concerning

additive E 1202:-

Polyvinyl alcohol

Food supplements

18 g/kg

as defined in L.N.

239 of 2003, in

capsule and tablet

form

”; and

(g)

after the entry concerning the additive E 1202, for the entry concerning

the food additive E 1505, there shall be substituted the following:-

Triethyl citrate

Food supplements

3.5 g/kg

as defined in L.N.

239 of 2003, in

capsule and tablet

form

Dried egg white

quantum satis”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

to

In the

the principal

Fifth Schedule

to the principal regulations, for,

Fifth

Fifth Schedule

regulations.

the

entry

concerning

the

additive

‘Polyethyleneglycol 6000’, there

principal regulations.

shall be substituted

the following:-

In the Fifth Schedule

to the principal

regulations, for, the entry concerning the

8. additive ‘Polyethyleneglycol 6000’, there shall be substituted the following:-

B

“E 1521

Polyethylene glycol

Sweeteners”.

“E 1521

Polyethylene glycol

Sweeteners”.

“E 1521

Polyethylene glycol

Sweeteners”.

Amends the Sixth Schedule to the principal regulations.

Amends the Sixth Schedule to the principal regulations.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

Part

In 3 Part

of the 3 Sixth

of the

Sixth to Schedule

to regulations,

the principal

Amends the Sixth

In

Schedule

the principal

the following

entry

9. Schedule

to the

regulations,

the

following

entry

shall

be

added

after

the

entry

In

Part

of

the

Sixth

Schedule

to

the

principal

regulations,

the

following

entry

9. Amends

the

Sixth

Schedule

to

the

principal

regulations.

principal regulations.

shall be added after the entry concerning additive E 526:-

concerning

shall additive

E 526:-

be added

after the entry concerning additive E 526:-

In Part 3 of the Sixth Schedule to the principal regulations, the following entry

9. shall be added after the entry concerning additive E 526:-

“E 920

L-cysteine

Biscuits for infants

1 g/kg”.

“E 920

L-cysteine

Biscuits for infants

1 g/kg”.

and young children

and young children

“E 920

L-cysteine

Biscuits for infants

1 g/kg”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

For

the

Seventh

Schedule

to the to principal

the

principal

regulations,

Substitutes

the

Seventh

Schedule

regulations.

Substitutes the

Substitutes the Seventh Schedule to the principal

and young regulations.

children

Seventh Schedule

there shall be substituted the following:-

For the Seventh Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall to be

the principal

10. regulations.

For the

the Seventh

Seventh Schedule

Schedule to

to the

the principal

principal regulations,

regulations. there shall

be

10. Substitutes

substituted the following:-

substituted the following:-

For the Seventh Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall be

10. “SEVENTH SCHEDULE

substituted the following:- “SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Purity Criteria

Purity

Criteria

“SEVENTH

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

2.2009,

p. 62-78) in

and Annex

Commission

Directive

Purity

for the following

additives

are prescribed

I of Commission

2010/67/EU (OJ L 277, 21.10.2010, p. 17-26).

2010/67/EU

(OJ L 277,

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Avviż Legali 2011 171 — Additivi Permessi biex jintużaw ma’ l-Ikel

9.2008,

p.

1-175),

kif

emendata

mid-Direttiva

Kummissjoni

2008/84/KE

(&U

L

253,

20.9.2008,

p.

1-175),

kif

emendata

mid-Direttiva

Kummissjoni 2008/84/KE

2008/84/KE (&U

(&U L L 253,

253, 20.9.2008,

20.9.2008, p.

p. 1-175),

1-175), kif

kif emendata

emendata mid-Direttiva

mid-Direttiva

Kummissjoni

tal-Kummisjoni

2009/10/KE

(&U

L L 44,

14.2.2009,

p. p. 62-78)

u u mid-Direttiva

tal-

tal-Kummisjoni

2009/10/KE

(&U

44,

14.2.2009,

62-78)

mid-Direttiva

tal-

tal-Kummisjoni

2009/10/KE

(&U

L

44,

14.2.2009,

p.

62-78)

u

mid-Direttiva

tal-

tal-Kummisjoni

2009/10/KE

(&U

L 44, 21.10.2010,

14.2.2009, p.

62-78)

u mid-Direttiva tal-

Kummissjoni

2010/67/UE

(&U

L

277,

p.

17-26).

Kummissjoni

2010/67/UE

(&U

L

277,

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2011 171 — Permitted Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

10.2010,

p. 17-26).

Directive

2008/84/EC

(OJ L

253, 20.9.2008,

p. 1-175), as amended by Commission

Directive 2009/10/EC (OJ L 44, 14.2.2009, p. 62-78) and Commission Directive

2010/67/EU (OJ L 277, 21.10.2010, p. 17-26).

E 170 (i) Calcium carbonate

E 170 (i) Calcium carbonate

E 200 Sorbic acid

E 200 Sorbic acid

E 202 Potassium sorbate

E 202 (i) Potassium

sorbate

Calcium carbonate

E 203 Calcium sorbate

E 203 Sorbic

Calcium

acid sorbate

E 210 Benzoic acid

E 210 Potassium

Benzoic sorbate

acid

E 211 Sodium benzoate

E 211 Calcium

Sodium

benzoate

sorbate

E 212 Potassium benzoate

E 212 Benzoic

Potassium

acid benzoate

E 213 Calcium benzoate

E 213 Sodium

Calcium

benzoate

benzoate

E 214 Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 214 Potassium

Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

benzoate

E 215 Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate

Sodium

ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate

E 213 Calcium benzoate

E 218 Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 218 Ethyl

Methyl

p-Hydroxybenzoate

p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 219 Sodium Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 219 Sodium

Sodium

Methyl

p-Hydroxybenzoate

ethyl

p-hydroxybenzoate

E 220 Sulphur dioxide

E 220 Methyl

Sulphur

dioxide

p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 221 Sodium sulphite

E 221 Sodium

Sodium

sulphite

Methyl

p-Hydroxybenzoate

E 222 Sodium bisulphate

E 222 Sulphur

Sodium

bisulphate

dioxide

E 223 Sodium metabisulphite

E 223 Sodium

Sodium

metabisulphite

sulphite

E 224 Potassium metabisulphite

Potassium

metabisulphite

E 222 Sodium bisulphate

E 226 Calcium sulphite

E 226 Sodium

Calcium

sulphite

metabisulphite

E 224 Potassium metabisulphite

E 226 Calcium sulphite

B

Calcium bisulphite

Potassium bisulphite

Ortophenylphenol

Sodium ortophenylphenol

Nisin

Natamycin

Hexamethylene tetramine

Dimethyl dicarbonate

Potassium nitrite

Sodium nitrite

Sodium nitrate

1. Solid sodium nitrate

2. Liquid sodium nitrate

E 252 Potassium nitrate

E 260 Acetic acid

E 261 Potassium acetate

E 262 (i) Sodium acetate

E 262 (ii) Sodium diacetate

E 263 Calcium acetate

E 270 Lactic acid

E 280 Propionic acid

E 281 Sodium propionate

E 282 Calcium propionate

E 283 Potassium propionate

E 284 Boric acid

E 285 Sodium tetraborate (borax)

E 290 Carbon dioxide

E 296 Malic acid

E 297 Fumaric acid

E 300 Ascorbic acid

E 301 Sodium ascorbate

E 302 Calcium ascorbate

E 304 (i) Ascorbyl palmitate

E 304 (ii) Ascorbyl stearate

E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract

E 307 Alpha-tocopherol

E 308 Gamma-tocopherol

E 309 Delta-tocopherol

E 310 Propyl gallate

E 311 Octyl gallate

E 312 Dodecyl gallate

E 315 Erythorbic acid

E 316 Sodium erythorbate

E 319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

E 320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

E 321 Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

B

E 322 Lecithins

E 325 Sodium lactate

E 326 Potassium lactate

E 327 Calcium lactate

E 330 Citric acid

E 331 (i) Monosodium citrate

E 331 (ii) Disodium citrate

E 331 (iii) Trisodium citrate

E 332 (i) Monopotassium citrate

E 332 (ii) Tripotassium citrate

E 333 (i) Monocalcium citrate

E 333 (ii) Dicalcium citrate

E 333 (iii) Tricalcium citrate

E 334 L (+) – Tartaric acid

E 335 (i) Monosodium tartrate

E 335 (ii) Disodium tartrate

E 336 (i) Monopotassium tartrate

E 336 (ii) Dipotassium tartrate

E 337 Potassium sodium tartrate

E 338 Phosphoric acid

E 339 (i) Monosodium phosphate

E 339 (ii) Disodium phosphate

E 340 (i) Monopotassium phosphate

E 340 (ii) Dipotassium phosphate

E 340 (iii) Tripotassium phosphate

E 341 (i) Monocalcium phosphate

E 341 (ii) Dicalcium phosphate

E 341 (iii) Tricalcium phosphate

E 343 (i) Monomagnesium phosphate

E 343 (ii) Dimagnesium phosphate

E 350 (i) Sodium malate

E 350 (ii) Sodium hydrogen malate

E 351 Potassium malate

E 352 (i) Calcium malate

E 352 (ii) Calcium hydrogen malate

E 353 Metatartaric acid

E 354 Calcium tartrate

E 355 Adipic acid

E 356 Sodium adipate

E 357 Potassium adipate

E 363 Succinic acid

E 380 Triammonium citrate

E 385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

E 392 Extracts of Rosemary

E 400 Alginic acid

E 401 Sodium alginate

B

E 402 Potassium alginate

E 403 Ammonium alginate

E 404 Calcium alginate

E 405 Propane-1,2-diol alginate

E 406 Agar

E 407 Carrageenan

E 407a Processed eucheuma seaweed

E 410 Locust bean gum

E 412 Guar gum

E 413 Tragacanth

E 414 Acacia gum

E 415 Xanthan gum

E 416 Karaya-gum

E 417 Tara gum

E 418 Gellan gum

E 420 (i) Sorbitol

E 420 (ii) Sorbitol syrup

E 421 Mannitol

E 422 Glycerol

E 425 (i) Konjac gum

E 425 (ii) Konjac glucomannan

E 426 Soybean hemicellulose

E 427 Cassia gum

E 431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate

E 432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)

E 433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)

E 434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)

E 435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)

E 436 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)

E 440 (i) Pectin

E 440 (ii) Amidated pectin

E 442 Ammonium phosphatides

E 444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate

E 445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin

E 450 (i) Disodium diphosphate

E 450 (ii) Trisodium diphosphate

E 450 (iii) Tetrasodium diphosphate

E 450 (v) Tetrapotassium diphosphate

E 450 (vi) Dicalcium diphosphate

E 450 (vii) Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate

E 451 (i) Pentasodium triphosphate

E 451 (ii) Pentapotassium triphosphate

E 452 (i) Sodium polyphosphate

1. Soluble polyphosphate

2. Insoluble polyphosphate

E 452 (ii) Potassium polyphosphate

B

E 452 (iii) Sodium calcium polyphosphate

E 452 (iv) Calcium polyphosphate

E 459 Beta-cyclodextrin

E 460 (i) Microcrystalline cellulose

E 460 (ii) Powdered cellulose

E 461 Methyl cellulose

E 462 Ethyl cellulose

E 463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose

E 464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

E 465 Ethyl methyl cellulose

E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

E 468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose

E 469 Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose

E 470a Sodium, Potassium and Calcium salts of fatty acids

E 470b Magnesium salts of fatty acids

E 471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472a Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472d Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 472f Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

E 473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

E 474 Sucroglycerides

E 475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

E 476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

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

E 479b Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of

fatty acids

E 481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E 482 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E 483 Stearyl tartrate

E 491 Sorbitan monostearate

E 492 Sorbitan tristearate

E 493 Sorbitan monolaurate

E 494 Sorbitan monooleate

E 495 Sorbitan monopalmitate

E 500 (i) Sodium carbonate

E 500 (iii) Sodium sequicarbonate

E 501 (i) Potassium carbonate

E 501 (ii) Potassium hydrogen carbonate

E 503 (i) Ammonium carbonate

E 503 (ii) Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

E 504 (i) Magnesium carbonate

E 504 (ii) Magnesium hydroxide carbonate

E 507 Hydrochloric acid

B

E 508 Potassium chloride

E 509 Calcium chloride

E 511 Magnesium chloride

E 512 Stannous chloride

E 513 Sulphuric acid

E 514 (i) Sodium sulphate

E 514 (ii) Sodium hydrogen sulphate

E 515 (i) Potassium sulphate

E 515 (ii) Potassium hydrogen sulphate

E 516 Calcium sulphate

E 517 Ammonium sulphate

E 520 Aluminium sulphate

E 521 Alumnium sodium sulphate

E 522 Aluminium potassium sulphate

E 523 Aluminium ammonium sulphate

E 524 Sodium hydroxide

E 525 Potassium hydroxide

E 526 Calcium hydroxide

E 527 Ammonium hydroxide

E 528 Magnesium hydroxide

E 529 Calcium oxide

E 530 Magnesium oxide

E 535 Sodium ferrocyanide

E 536 Potassium ferrocyanide

E 538 Calcium ferrocyanide

E 541 Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic

E 551 Silicon dioxide

E 553a (i) Magnesium silicate

E 553a (ii) Magnesium trisilicate

E 553b Talc

E 554 Sodium aluminium silicate

E 555 Potassium aluminium silicate

E 556 Calcium aluminium silicate

E 558 Bentonite

E 559 Alumnium silicate (Kaolin)

E 570 Fatty acids

E 574 Glucono-delta-lactone

E 576 Sodium gluconate

E 577 Potassium gluconate

E 578 Calcium gluconate

E 579 Ferrous gluconate

E 585 Ferrous lactate

E 586 4-Hexylresorcinol

E 620 Glutamic acid

E 621 Monosodium glutamate

E 622 Monopotassium glutamate

B

E 623 Calcium diglutamate

E 624 Monoammonium glutamate

E 625 Magnesium diglutamate

E 626 Guanylic acid

E 627 Disodium guanylate

E 628 Dipotassium guanylate

E 629 Calcium guanylate

E 630 Inosinic acid

E 631 Disodium inosinate

E 632 Dipotassium inosinate

E 633 Calcium inosinate

E 634 Calcium 5’-ribonucleotide

E 635 Disodium 5’-ribonucleotide

E 640 Glycine and its sodium salt

E 650 Zinc acetate

E 900 Dimethyl polysiloxane

E 901 Beeswax

E 902 Candelilla wax

E 903 Carnauba wax

E 904 Shellac

E 905 Microcrystalline wax

E 907 Hydrogenated poly-1-decene

E 912 Montan acid esters

E 914 Oxidised polyethylene wax

E 920 L-cysteine

E 927b Carbamide

E 938 Argon

E 939 Helium

E 941 Nitrogen

E 942 Nitrous oxide

E 943a Butane

E 943b Isobutane

E 944 Propane

E 948 Oxygen

E 949 Hydrogen

E 950 Acesulfame K

E 951 Aspartame

E 953 Isomalt

E 957 Thaumatin

E 959 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone

E 965(i) Maltitol

E 965(ii) Maltitol syrup

E 966 Lactitol

E 967 Xylitol

E 999 Quillaia extract

E 1103 Invertase

B

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