The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations, implement Commission Directive 2003/95/EC(1) and Commission Directive 2004/45/EC(2), both of which amend Commission Directive 96/77/EC(3) laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Directive 96/77/EC was implemented by amendment(4) to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5).

In particular these Regulations provide for purity criteria as outlined in the Annexes to Commission Directives 2003/95/EC and 2004/45/EC in relation to the following additives:

  • E251 Sodium Nitrate

  • E431 Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate

  • E432 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaurate (Polysorbate 20)

  • E433 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monooleate (Polysorbate 80)

  • E434 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monopalmitate (Polysorbate 40)

  • E435 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Polysorbate 60)

  • E436 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Tristearate (Polysorbate 65)

  • E459 Beta-Cyclodextrin

  • Polyethylene Glycol 6000

  • E407 Carrageenan

  • E407a Processed Eucheuma seaweed

  • E907 Hydrogenated Poly-1-decene

  • E1517 Glyceryl Diacetate

  • E1519 Benzyl Alcohol

(1)

O.J. No. L283, 31.10.2003, p. 71

(2)

O.J. No. L113, 20.4.2004, p. 19

(3)

O.J. No. L339, 30.12.1996, p. 1