Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 1 Containing new Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations

Regulations 2(1) and 3(5)

“Schedule 3 Other Permitted Miscellaneous Additives

The maximum levels of use indicated refer to foods ready for consumption prepared following manufacturers' instructions.

EC No.	Name	Food	Maximum level
(*) These substances may not be used to produce dehydrated foods intended to rehydrate on ingestion.
(*) E 493 only
(**) E 492 only
(*) Asbestos free
(**) E553b only
(*) If E 950, E 957 and E 959 are used in combination in chewing gum, the maximum level for each is reduced proportionally
(*) If E 950, E 957 and E 959 are used in combination in chewing gum, the maximum level for each is reduced proportionally”
E 297	Fumaric acid	(pro memoria) Wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79
		Fillings and toppings for fine bakery wares	2.5 g/kg
		Sugar confectionery	1 g/kg
		Gel-like desserts Fruit-flavoured desserts Dry powdered dessert mixes	4 g/kg
		Instant powders for fruit based drinks	1 g/1
		Instant products for preparation of flavoured tea and herbal infusions	1 g/kg
		Chewing gum	2 g/kg
	In the following applications, the indicated maximum levels of phosphoric acid and the phosphates E 338, E 339, E 340, E 341, E 343, E 450, E 451 and E 452 may be added individually or in combination (expressed as P2O5)
E 338	Phosphoric acid	Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks	700 mg/1
E 339	Sodium phosphates	Sterilised and UHT milk	1 g/1
	(i) Monosodium phosphate	Candied fruits	800 mg/kg
(ii) Disodium phosphate	Fruit preparations	800 mg/kg
(iii) Trisodium phosphate	Partly dehydrated milk with less than 28% solids	1 g/kg
E 340	Potassium phosphate	Partly dehydrated milk with more than 28% solids	1.5 g/kg
(i) Monopotassium phosphate
	(ii) Dipotassium phosphate Dried milk and dried skimmed milk	2.5 g/kg
	(iii) Tripotassium phosphate Pasteurised, sterilised and UHT creams	5 g/kg
E 341	Calcium phosphates	Whipped cream and vegetable fat analogues	5 g/kg
	(i) Monocalcium phosphate	Unripened cheese (exceptMozzarella)	2 g/kg
	(ii) Dicalcium phosphate	Processed cheese and processed cheese	20 g/kg
	(iii) Tricalcium phosphate analogues
E 343	Magnesium phosphates	Meat products	5 g/kg
	(i) Monomagnesium phosphate	Sport drinks and prepared table waters	0.5 g/l
	(ii) Dimagnesium phosphate	Dietary supplements quantum satis
E 450	Diphosphates	Salt and its substitutes	10 g/kg
	(i) Disodium diphosphate	Vegetable protein drinks	20 g/l
	(ii) Trisodium diphosphate	Beverage whiteners	30 g/kg
	(iii) Tetrasodium diphosphate	Beverage whiteners for vending machines	50 g/kg
	(v) Tetrapotassium diphosphate	Edible ices	1 g/kg
(vi) Dicalcium diphosphate	Desserts	3 g/kg
(vii) Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate	Dry powdered dessert mixes Fine bakery wares	7 g/kg 20 g/kg
E 451	Triphosphates	Flour	2.5 g/kg
	(i) Pentasodium triphosphate	Flour, self raising	20 g/kg
(ii) Pentapotassium triphosphate	Soda bread	20 g/kg
E 452	Polyphosphates	Liquid egg (white, yolk or whole egg)	10 g/kg
(i) Sodium polyphosphate	Sauces	5 g/kg
	(ii) Potassium polyphosphate	Soups and broths	3 g/kg
	(iii) Sodium calcium polyphosphate	Instant tea and instant herbal infusions	2 g/kg
	Cider and perry	2 g/l
	(iv) Calcium polyphosphates	Chewing gum	quantum satis
	Dried powdered foods	10 g/kg
	Chocolate and malt dairy-based drinks	2 g/l
	Alcoholic drinks (excluding wine and beer)	1 g/l
	Breakfast cereals	5 g/kg
	Snacks	5 g/kg
	Surimi	1 g/kg
	Fish and crustacean paste	5 g/kg
	Toppings (syrups for pancakes, flavoured syrups	3 g/kg
	for milkshakes and ice cream; similar products)
	Special formulae for particular nutritional uses	5 g/kg
	Glazings for meat and vegetable products	4 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	5 g/kg
	Icing sugar	10 g/kg
	Noodles	2 g/kg
	Batters	12 g/kg
	Fillets of unprocessed fish, frozen and deep-frozen	5 g/kg
	Unprocessed and processed molluscs and crustaceans	5 g/kg
	frozen and deep-frozen
	Fillets of unprocessed fish, frozen and deep-frozen	5 g/kg
	Unprocessed and processed molluscs and crustaceans	5 g/kg
	frozen and deep-frozen
	Processed potato products (including frozen, deep-	5 g/kg
	frozen, chilled and dried processed products) and
	pre-fried frozen and deep-frozen potatoes
	Spreadable fats excluding butter	5 g/kg
	Soured-cream butter	2 g/kg
	Canned crustacean products	1 g/kg
	Waterbased emulsion sprays for coating baking tins	30 g/kg
	Coffee based drinks for vending machines	2 g/l
E 431	Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate	(pro memoria) Wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79
E 353	Metatartaric acid	Wine in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No. 822/87, (EEC) No. 4252/88, (EEC) No. 2332/92 and (EEC) No. 1873/84 and their implementing regulations
		Made wine	100 mg/l
E 355	Adipic acid	Fillings and toppings for fine bakery wares	2 g/kg
E 356	Sodium adipate	Dry powdered dessert mixes	1 g/kg
E 357	Potassium adipate	Gel-like desserts	6 g/kg
		Fruit-flavoured desserts	1 g/kg
		Powders for home preparation of drinks	10 g/l expressed as adipic acid
E 363	Succinic acid	Desserts	6 g/kg
		Soups and broths	5 g/kg
		Powders for home preparation of drinks	3 g/l
E 385	Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra-acetate (Calcium disodium EDTA)	Emulsified sauces	75 mg/kg
		Canned and bottled pulses, legumes, mushrooms and artichokes	250 mg/kg
	Canned and bottled crustaceans and molluscs	75 mg/kg
	Canned and bottled fish	75 mg/kg
	Spreadable fats as defined in Annexes B and C to	100 mg/kg
	Regulation (EC) No. 2991/94(1) having a fat
	content of 41% or less
	Frozen and deep-frozen crustaceans	75 mg/kg
E 405	Propane-1,2-diol alginate	Fat emulsions	3 g/kg
	Fine bakery wares	2 g/kg
	Fillings, toppings and coatings for fine bakery	5 g/kg
	wares and desserts
	Sugar confectionery	1.5 g/kg
	Water-based edible ices	3 g/kg
	Cereal-and potato-based snacks	3 g/kg
	Sauces	8 g/kg
	Beer	100 mg/l
	Chewing gum	5 g/kg
	Fruit and vegetable preparations	5 g/kg
	Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks	300 mg/l
	Emuslified liqueur	10 g/l
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical	1.2 g/kg
	purposes — Dietetic formulae for weight control
	intended to replace total daily food intake or an
	individual meal
	Dietary food supplements	1 g/kg
	Cider excludingcidre bouché	100 mg/l
E 416	Karaya gum	Cereal-and potato-based snacks	5 g/kg
	Nut coatings	10 g/kg
	Fillings, toppings and coatings for fine bakery	5 g/kg
	wares
	Desserts	6 g/kg
	Emulsified sauces	10 g/kg
	Egg-based liqueurs	10 g/l
	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	Chewing gum	5 g/kg
E 420	Sorbitol	Foods in general (except drinks and those foods referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8) Frozen and deep-frozen unprocessed fish, crustaceans, molluscs and cephalopods Liqueurs	quantum satis(for purposes other than sweetening)
	(i) Sorbitol
	(ii) Sorbitol syrup
E 421	Mannitol
E 953	Isomalt
E 965	Maltitol
	(i) Maltitol
	(ii) Maltitol syrup
E 966	Lactitol
E 967	Xylitol
E 425	Konjac(*)	Foods in general (except those referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8)	10 g/kg Individually or in combinations
	(i) Konjac gum
	(ii) Konjac glucomannane
E 432	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)	Fine bakery wares	3 g/kg
		Fat emulsions for baking purposes	10 g/kg
E 433	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoleate (polysorbate 80)	Milk and cream analogues	5 g/kg
		Edible ices	1 g/kg
E 434	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)	Desserts	3 g/kg
		Sugar confectionery	1 g/kg
E 435	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)	Emulsified sauces	5 g/kg
		Soups	1 g/kg
E 436	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)	Chewing gum	5 g/kg
		Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
		Dietetic foods for special medical purposes	1 g/kg
	— Dietetic formulae for weight control intended Individually or in
	to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal combination
E 442	Ammonium phosphatides	Cocoa and chocolate products as defined in Directive	10 g/kg
	73/241/EEC(2) including fillings
	Confectionery based on these products 10 g/kg
E 444	Sucrose acetate isobutyrate	Non-alcoholic flavoured cloudy drinks	300 mg/l
E 445	Glycerol esters of wood rosins	Non-alcoholic flavoured cloudy drinks	100 mg/l
	Surface treatment of citrus fruit	50 mg/kg
E 459	Beta-cyclodextrine	Foods in tablet and coated tablet form	quantum satis
E 468	Crosslinked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose	Solid dietary supplements	30 g/kg
E 473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids	Canned liquid coffee	1 g/l
E 474	Sucroglycerides	Heat-treated meat products	5 g/kg (on fat)
	Fat emulsions for baking purposes	10 g/kg
	Fine bakery wares	10 g/kg
	Beverage whiteners	20 g/kg
	Edible ices	5 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	5 g/kg
	Desserts	5 g/kg
	Sauces	10 g/kg
	Soups and broths	2 g/kg
	Fresh fruits, surface treatment	quantum satis
	Non-alcoholic aniseed-based drinks	5 g/l
	Non-alcoholic coconut and almond drinks	5 g/l
	Spirituous beverages (excluding wine and beer)	5 g/l
	Powders for the preparation of hot beverages	10 g/l
	Dairy-based drinks	5 g/l
	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical	5 g/kg
	purposes — Dietetic formulae for weight control
	intended to replace total daily food intake or an
	individual meal
	Chewing gum	10 g/kg
	Cream analogues	5 g/kg
	Sterilised cream and sterilised cream with reduced	5 g/kg
	fat content	Individually or in combination
E 475	Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids	Fine bakery wares	10 g/kg
	Emulsified liqueurs	5 g/l
	Egg products	1 g/kg
	Beverage whiteners	0.5 g/kg
	Chewing gum	5 g/kg
	Fat emulsions	5 g/kg
	Milk and cream analogues	5 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	2 g/kg
	Desserts	2 g/kg
	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical	5 g/kg
	purposes — Dietic formulae for weight control
	intended to replace total daily food intake or an
	individual meal
	Granola-type breakfast cereals	10 g/kg
E 476	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate	Spreadable fats as defined in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No. 2991/94 having a fat content of 41% or less	4 g/kg
	Similar spreadable products with a fat content of	4 g/kg
	less than 10%
	Dressings	4 g/kg
	Cocoa-based confectionery, including chocolate	5 g/kg
E 477	Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids	Fine bakery wares	5 g/kg
	Fat emulsions for baking purposes	10 g/kg
	Milk and cream analogues	5 g/kg
	Beverage whiteners	1 g/kg
	Edible ices	3 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	5 g/kg
	Desserts	5 g/kg
	Whipped dessert toppings other than cream	30 g/kg
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes — Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal	1 g/kg
E 479b	Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids	Fat emulsions for frying purposes	5 g/kg
E 481	Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate	Fine bakery wares	5 g/kg
E 482	Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate	Quick-cook rice	4 g/kg
	Breakfast cereals	5 g/kg
	Emulsified liqueur	8 g/l
	Spirits with less than 15% alcohol by volume	8 g/l
	Cereal-based snacks	2 g/kg
	Chewing gum	2 g/kg
	Fat emulsions	10 g/kg
	Desserts	5 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	5 g/kg
	Beverage whiteners	3 g/kg
	Cereal-and potato-based snacks	5 g/kg
	Minced and diced canned meat products	4 g/kg
	Powders for the preparation of hot beverages	2 g/l
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical	2 g/kg
	purposes — Dietetic formulae for weight control
	intended to replace total daily food intake or an
	individual meal
	Bread (except that referred to in Schedule 7)	3 g/kg
	Mostarda di frutta	2	g/kg
		Individually or in combination
E 483	Stearyl tartrate	Bakery wares (except breads referred to in Schedule 7)	4 g/kg
	Desserts	5 g/kg
E 491	Sorbitan monostearate	Fine bakery wares	10 g/kg
E 492	Sorbitan tristearate	Toppings and coatings for fine bakery wares	5 g/kg
E 493	Sorbitan monolaurate	Jelly marmalade	25 mg/kg(*)
E 494	Sorbitan monooleate	Fat emulsions	10 g/kg
E 495	Sorbitan monopalmitate	Milk and cream analogues	5 g/kg
	Beverage whiteners	5 g/kg
	Liquid tea concentrates and liquid fruit and herbal	0.5 g/l
	infusions concentrates
	Edible ices	0.5 g/kg
	Desserts	5 g/kg
	Sugar confectionery	5 g/kg
	Cocoa-based confectionery, including chocolate	10 g/kg(**)
	Emulsified sauces	5 g/kg
	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	Yeast for baking	quantum satis
	Chewing gum	5 g/kg
	Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes — Dietetic formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal	5 g/kg
	(pro memoria) For E 491 only, wine in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79	Individually or in combination
E 512	Stannous chloride	Canned and bottled white asparagus	25 mg/kg as tin
E 520	Aluminium sulphate	Egg white	30 mg/kg
E 521	Aluminium sodium sulphate	Candied, crystallised and glacé fruit and vegetables	200 mg/kg
E 522	Aluminium potassium sulphate	Individually or in combination, expressed as aluminium
E 523	Aluminium ammonium sulphate
E 541	Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic	Fine bakery wares (sconesand sponge wares only)	1 g/kg expressed as aluminium
E 535	Sodium ferrocyanide	Salt and its substitutes	20 mg/kg
E 536	Potassium ferrocyanide		Individually or in combination, expressed as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide
E 538	Calcium ferrocyanide
E 551	Silicon dioxide	Dried powdered foods (including sugars)	10 g/kg
E 552	Calcium silicate	Salt and its substitutes	10 g/kg
E 553a	(i) Magnesium silicate	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	(ii) Magnesium trisilicate(*)	Foods in tablet and coated tablet form	quantum satis
E 553b	Talc(*)	Sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed	10 g/kg
E 554	Sodium aluminium silicate	cheese
E 555	Potassium aluminium silicate	Sliced or grated cheese analogues and processed	10 g/kg
E 556	Calcium aluminium silicate	cheese analogues
E 559	Aluminium silicate (Kaolin)	Seasonings	30 g/kg
	Confectionery excluding chocolate	quantum satis
	(surface treatment only)
	Tin-greasing products	30 g/kg
		Individually or in combination
	Chewing gum	quantum satis(**)
	Rice
	Sausages (surface treatment only)
E 579	Ferrous gluconate	Olives darkened by oxidation	150 mg/kg as iron
E 585	Ferrous lactate
E 620	Glutamic acid	Foods in general (except those referred to in	10 g/kg
E 621	Monosodium glutamate	Schedules 6, 7 and 8)	Individually or in combination
E 622	Monopotassium glutamate
E 623	Calcium diglutamate
E 624	Monoammonium glutamate	Condiments and seasonings	quantum satis
E 625	Magnesium diglutamate
E 626	Guanylic acid	Foods in general (except those referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8)	500 mg/kg
E 627	Disodium guanylate		Individually or in combination, expressed as guanylic acid
E 628	Dipotassium guanylate
E 629	Calcium guanylate
E 630	Inosinic acid
E 631	Disodium inosinate
E 632	Dipotassium inosinate
E 633	Calcium inosinate	Seasonings and condiments	quantum satis
E 634	Calcium 59-ribonucleotides
E 635	Disodium 59-ribonucleotides
E 900	Dimethyl polysiloxane	Jam, jellies and marmalade as defined in Directive 79/693/EEC and similar fruit spreads, including low calorie products	10 mg/kg
	Soups and broths	10 mg/kg
	Oils and fats for frying	10 mg/kg
	Confectionery (excluding chocolate)	10 mg/kg
	Non-alcoholic flavoured drinks	10 mg/l
	Pineapple juice	10 mg/l
	Canned and bottled fruit and vegetables	10 mg/kg
	Chewing gum	100 mg/kg
	(pro memoria) Wine in accordance with
	Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the
	offer or disposal for direct human consumption of
	certain imported wines which may have undergone
	oenological processes not provided for in Regulation
	(EEC) No. 337/79
	Sød . . . saft	10 mg/l
	Batters	10 mg/kg
	Cider excludingcidre bouché	10 mg/l
E 901	Beeswax, white and yellow	As glazing agents only for:	quantum satis
E 902	Candelilla wax —	Confectionery (including chocolate)
E 903	Carnauba wax —	Small products of fine bakery wares coated with chocolate
E 904 Shellac
	— Snacks
	— Nuts
	— Coffee beans
	Dietary food supplements	quantum satis
	Fresh citrus fruits, melons, apples, pears, peaches and pineapples	quantum satis
	(surface treatment only)
E 905	Microcrystalline wax Surface treatment of	quantum satis
	— Confectionery excluding chocolate
	— Chewing gum
	— Melons, papaya, mango and avocado
E 912	Montan acid esters	Fresh citrus fruits (surface treatment only)	quantum satis
E 914	Oxidised polyethylene wax	Fresh melon, mango, avocado and pineapple (surface treatment only)
E 927b	Carbamide	Chewing gum without added sugars	30 g/kg
E 950	Acesulfame-K	Chewing gum with added sugars	800 mg/kg(*)
E 951	Aspartame	2500 mg/kg(*) (as flavour enhancer only)
E 957	Thaumatin	Chewing gum with added sugars	10 mg/kg(*)
	Water-based flavoured non-alcoholic drinks	0.5 mg/l
	Desserts — dairy and non-dairy	5 mg/kg (as flavour enhancer only)
E 959	Neohesperidine DC	Chewing gum with added sugars	150 mg/kg(*)
	Spreadable fats as defined in Annexes B and C to Regulation (EC) No. 2991/94	5 mg/kg (as flavour enhancer only)
	Meat products
	Fruit jellies
	Vegetable proteins
E 999	Quillaia extract	Water-based flavoured non-alcoholic drinks	200 mg/l calculated as anhydrous extract
	Cider excluding cidrebouché
E 1201	Polyvinylpyrrolidone	Dietary food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form	quantum satis
E 1202	Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
E 1505	Triethyl citrate	Dried egg white	quantum satis
E 1518	Glyceryl triacetate (triacetin)	Chewing gum	quantum satis

(1)

O.J. No. L316, 9.12.94, p. 2

(2)

O.J. No. L228, 16.8.73, p. 23