This Union list includes:
the name of the food additive and its E number,
the foods to which the food additive may be added,
the conditions under which the food additive may be used,
restrictions on the sale of the food additive directly to the final consumer.
Only the substances listed in Part B may be used as additives in foods.
Additives may only be used in the foods and under the conditions set out in Part E of this Annex.
In Part E of this Annex, foods are listed on the basis of food categories set out in Part D of this Annex and additives are grouped on the basis of definitions set out in Part C of this Annex.
From 1 August 2014 only aluminium lakes prepared from the colours listed in Table 3 of this Part A are authorised and only in those food categories where provisions on maximum limits on aluminium coming from lakes are explicitly stated in Part E.
The colours E 123, E 127, E 160b, E 173 and E 180, may not be sold directly to the consumer.
The substances listed under numbers E 407, E 407a and E 440 may be standardised with sugars, on condition that this is stated in addition to the number and designation.
When labelled ‘for food use’, nitrite may be sold only in a mixture with salt or a salt substitute.
The carry over principle set out in Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, shall not apply to foods listed in Table 1, as regards food additives in general, and in Table 2, as regards food colours.
1 | Unprocessed foods as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 |
2 | Honey as defined in Council Directive 2001/110/EC |
3 | Non-emulsified oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin |
4 | Butter |
5 | Unflavoured pasteurised and sterilised (including UHT) milk and unflavoured plain pasteurised cream (excluding reduced fat cream) |
6 | Unflavoured fermented milk products, not heat-treated after fermentation |
7 | Unflavoured buttermilk (excluding sterilised buttermilk) |
8 | Natural mineral water as defined in Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
9 | Coffee (excluding flavoured instant coffee) and coffee extracts |
10 | Unflavoured leaf tea |
11 | Sugars as defined in Council Directive 2001/111/EC |
12 | Dry pasta, excluding gluten-free and/or pasta intended for hypoproteic diets, in accordance with Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
1 | Unprocessed foods as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 |
2 | All bottled or packed waters |
3 | Milk, full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk, pasteurised or sterilised (including UHT sterilisation) (unflavoured) |
4 | Chocolate milk |
5 | Fermented milk (unflavoured) |
6 | Preserved milks as mentioned in Council Directive 2001/114/EC |
7 | Buttermilk (unflavoured) |
8 | Cream and cream powder (unflavoured) |
9 | Oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin |
10 | Ripened and unripened cheese (unflavoured) |
11 | Butter from sheep and goats’ milk |
12 | Eggs and egg products as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 |
13 | Flour and other milled products and starches |
14 | Bread and similar products |
15 | Pasta and gnocchi |
16 | Sugar including all mono- and disaccharides |
17 | Tomato paste and canned and bottled tomatoes |
18 | Tomato-based sauces |
19 | Fruit juice and fruit nectar as mentioned in Council Directive 2001/112/EC |
20 | Fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms — canned, bottled or dried; processed fruit, vegetables (including potatoes) and mushrooms |
21 | Extra jam, extra jelly, and chestnut purée as mentioned in Council Directive 2001/113/EC |
22 | Fish, molluscs and crustaceans, meat, poultry and game as well as their preparations, but not including prepared meals containing these ingredients |
23 | Cocoa products and chocolate components in chocolate products as mentioned in Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
24 | Roasted coffee, tea, herbal and fruit infusions, chicory; extracts of tea and herbal and fruit infusions and of chicory; tea, herbal and fruit infusions and cereal preparations for infusions, as well as mixes and instant mixes of these products |
25 | Salt, salt substitutes, spices and mixtures of spices |
26 | Wine and other products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 |
27 | Spirit drinks defined in Annex II, paragraphs 1-14 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Sambuca, Maraschino, Marrasquino or Maraskino and Mistrà as defined in Annex II, paragraphs 38, 39 and 43 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, respectively |
28 | Sangria, Clarea and Zurra as mentioned in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 |
29 | Wine vinegar covered by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, as listed in its Annex I, Part XII |
30 | Foods for infants and young children as mentioned in Directive 2009/39/EC including foods for special medical purposes for infants and young children |
31 | Honey as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC |
32 | Malt and malt products |
E-number | Name |
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E 100 | Curcumin |
E 102 | Tartrazine |
E 104 | Quinoline Yellow |
E 110 | Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S |
E 120 | Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines |
E 122 | Azorubine, Carmoisine |
E 123 | Amaranth |
E 124 | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A |
E 127 | Erythrosine |
E 129 | Allura Red AC |
E 131 | Patent Blue V |
E 132 | Indigotine, Indigo carmine |
E 133 | Brilliant Blue FCF |
E 141 | Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins |
E 142 | Green S |
E 151 | Brilliant Black BN, Black PN |
E 155 | Brown HT |
E 163 | Anthocyanins |
E 180 | Litholrubine BK |