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SCHEDULE 4PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

Part VIIIPermitted Preservatives

Chapter A

123
EEC No.Name or descriptionChemical formula
E200Sorbic acidC6H8O2
E201Sodium sorbateC6H7O2Na
E202Potassium sorbateC6H7O2K
E203Calcium sorbateC12H14O4Ca
E236Formic acidCH2O2
E237Sodium formateCHO2Na
E238Calcium formateC2H2O4Ca
E260Acetic acidC2H4O2
E261Potassium acetateC2H3O2K
E262Sodium diacetateC4H7O4Na
E263Calcium acetateC4H6O4Ca
E270Lactic acidC3H6O3
E280Propionic acidC3H6O2
E281Sodium propionateC3H5O2Na
E282Calcium propionateC6H10O4Ca
E283Potassium propionateC3H5O2K
E284Ammonium propionateC3H9O2N
E295Ammonium formateCH5O2N
E296DL-Malic acidC4H6O5
E297Fumaric acidC4H4O4
E325Sodium lactateC3H5O3Na
E326Potassium lactateC3H5O3K
E327Calcium lactateC6H10O6Ca
E330Citric acidC6H8O7
E331Sodium citrates
E332Potassium citrates
E333Calcium citrates
E334L-Tartaric acidC4H6O6
E335Sodium L-tartrates
E336Potassium L-tar-Rates
E337Potassium sodium L-tartrateC4H4O6KNa.4H2O
E338Orthophosphoric acidH3PO4
E507Hydrochloric acid for use inHCl
E513Sulphuric acid silage onlyH2O4

Chapter B

1 EEC No.2 Name or description3 Chemical formula4 Kind of animal5 Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)

E222

E223

Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite)

di Sodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite)

Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish

NaHSO3

Na2S2O5

Dogs and Cats500 alone or together expressed as SO2
E250Sodium nitriteNaNO2Dogs and Cats100 (canned feeding stuffs only)

E214

E215

E216

E217

E218

E219

Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C9H10O3

C9H9O3Na

C10H12O3

C10H11O3Na

C8H8O3

C8H7O3Na

Pet AnimalsNo limit
E490Propane-1,2-diolC3H8O2Dogs53000
E240FormaldehydeCH2O

All species of animals

Pigs up to the age of six months

No limit (for silage only)

600 (in skimmed milk only)