The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

13.  In Schedule 7 (foods in which a limited number of miscellaneous additives listed in Schedule 1 may be used) –

(a) in the entry relating to cocoa and chocolate products as defined in Directive 2000/36/EC, in the second and third columns (entitled respectively “Additive” and “Maximum level”), after the entry relating to E471, the following shall be added –

“E472c

Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

quantum satis”

(b) in the entry relating to cocoa and chocolate products as defined in Directive 2000/36/EC, the entry relating to grape juice as defined in Directive 2001/112/EC, the entry relating to ripened cheese and the entry relating to sliced and grated ripened cheese, in the second column, for “E170 Calcium carbonates”, there shall be substituted in each case –

“E170 Calcium carbonate”.

(c) in the entry relating to frozen and deep-frozen unprocessed fruit and vegetables; pre-packed, refrigerated unprocessed fruit and vegetables ready for consumption and pre-packed, unprocessed and peeled potatoes, in the second and third columns, the following shall be added –

“E296

Malic acid

quantum satis (only for peeled potatoes)”

(d) in the entry relating to fruit compote, to the second and third columns, the following shall be added –

“E440	Pectin	quantum satis (only for fruit compote other than apple)
E509	Calcium chloride”

(e) in the entry relating to mozzarella and whey cheese, in the second and third columns, the following shall be added –

“E460ii

Powdered cellulose

quantum satis (only for grated and sliced cheese)”

(f) the following shall be added to the table at the end –

“UHT goat milk	E331 Sodium citrates	4g/l
Chestnuts in liquid	E410 Locust bean gum	quantum satis
	E412 Guar gum
	E415 Xanthane gum”