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SCHEDULE 4PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

PART IIIPERMITED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS

CHAPTER A

EEC No.Name or description
E322Lecithins
E400Alginic acid
E401Sodium alginate
E402Potassium alginate
E403Ammonium alginate — Not permitted in aquarium fish feed
E404Calcium alginate
E405Propylene glycol alginate (propane-1,2-diol alginate)
E406Agar
E407Carrageenan
E408Furcellaran
E410Locust bean gum (carob gum)
E411Tamarind seed flour
E412Guar gum (guar flour)
E413Tragacanth
E414Acacia (gum arabic)
E415Xanthan gum
E420D-Glucitol (sorbitol)
E421Mannitol
E422Glycerol
E440Pectins
E460Microcrystalline cellulose
E460(ii)Cellulose powder
E461Methylcellulose
E462Ethylcellulose
E463Hydroxypropylcellulose
E464Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
E465Ethylmethylcellulose
E466Carboxymethylcellulose (sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether of cellulose)
E470Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or distilled edible fatty acids
E471Monoacyl and diacylglycerols (mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids)
E472

Monoacyl and diacylglycerols esterified with the following acids:

(a)

acetic

(b)

lactic

(c)

citric

(d)

tartaric

(e)

monoacetyltartaric and diacetyltartaric

E473Sucrose esters of fatty acids (esters of saccharose and edible fatty acids)
E474Mixture of sucrose esters of monoacyl and diacylglycerols (sucroglycerides)
E475Polyglycerol esters of non-polymerised edible fatty acids
E477Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids)
E480Stearoyl-2-lactylic acid
E481Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E482Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E483Stearyl tartrate
E484Glycerol poly(ethylene glycol)ricinoleate
E486Dextrans
E491Sorbitan monostearate
E492Sorbitan tristearate
E493Sorbitan monolaurate
E494Sorbitan mono-oleate
E495Sorbitan monopalmitate

CHAPTER B

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
EEC No.Name or descriprionKind of animalMaximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)Conditions
E418Gellan Gum (Polytetrasaccharide containing glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose (2: 1: 1) produced by Pseudomonas elodea (ATCC3 1466))Dogs, CatsNo limit .Canned feeding stuffs only

E432

E433

E434

E435

E436

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate

} All species of animals} 5000 (alone or with ather Polysorbates)}Milk replacer feeds only
E45Ob(i)penra Sodium triphosphateDogs, Cats5000All feeding stuffs
E487Polyethyleneglycol esters of fatty acids from soya oilCalves6000Milk replacer feeds only
E488Polyoxyethylated glycerides of tallow fatty acidsCalves5000Milk replacer feeds only
E489Ethers of polyglycerol and of alcohols obtained by the reduction of oleic and palmitic acidsCalves5000Milk replacer feeds only
E490Propane-1, 2-diol

Dairy cows

Calves

Cattle for fattening

Lambs

Kids

Swine

Poultry

12000

36000

300

} All feeding stuffs

E496

E497

Poly(ethylene glycol) 6000

Polyoxypropylene — polyoxyethylene polymers (M.W. 6800-9000)

} All species of animals

300

50

} All feeding stuffs
E498Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)DogsNo limitAll feeding stuffs
E499Cassia GumDogs, Cats17600Canned feeding stuffs only