SCHEDULE 4PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

PART VIIIPERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

CHAPTER A

(1)

(2)

(3)

EECNo.

Name or Description

Chemical Formula

E200

Sorbic acid

C6H8O2

E201

Sodium sorbate

C6H7O2Na

E202

Potassium sorbate

C6H7O2K

E203

Calcium sorbate

C12H14O4Ca

E236

Formic acid

CH2O2

E237

Sodium formate

CHO2Na

E238

Calcium formate

C2H2O4Ca

E260

Acetic acid

C2H4O2

E261

Potassium acetate

C2H3O2K

E262

Sodium diacetate

C4H7O4Na

E263

Calcium acetate

C4H6O4Ca

E270

Lactic acid

C3H6O3

E280

Propionic acid

C3H6O2

E281

Sodium propionate

C3H5O2Na

E282

Calcium propionate

C6H10O4Ca

E283

Potassium propionate

C3H5O2K

E284

Ammonium propionate

C3H9O2N

E295

Ammonium formate

CH5O2N

E296

DL-Malic acid

C4H6O5

E297

Fumaric acid

Cinf4;H4O4

E325

Sodium lactate

C3H5O3Na

E326

Potassium lactate

C3H5O3K

E327

Calcium lactate

C6H10O6Ca

E330

Citric acid

C6H8O7

E331

Sodium citrates

E332

Potassium citrates

E333

Calcium citrates

E334

L-Tartaric acid

C4H6O6

E335

Sodium L-tartrates

E336

Potassium L-tartrates

E337

Potassium sodium L-tartrate

C4H4O6KNa.4H2O

E338

Orthophosphoric acid

H3PO4

E507

Hydrochloric acid for use in sileage only

HCL

E513

Sulphuric acid for use in silage only

H2SO4

CHAPTER B

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(4)

(5)

EECNo.

Name or Description

Chemical formula

Kind of Animal

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)

E222

Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite)

} Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish

NaHSO3

Dogs and Cats

500 alone or together expressed as SO22

E223

diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite)

Na2S2O5

E250

Sodium nitrite

NaNO2

Dogs and Cats

100 (canned feeding stuffs only)

E214

Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C9H10O3 }

Pet animals

No limit

E215

Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C9H9O3Na }

E216

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C10H12O3 }

E217

Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C10H11O3Na }

E218

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C8H8O3 }

E219

Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C8H7O3Na }

E490

Propane-1,2-diol

C3H8O2

Cats

75,000

Dogs

53,000

E240

Formaldehyde

CH2O

All species of animal

No limit (for silage only)

Pigs up to the age of six months

600 (in skimmed milk only)