SCHEDULE 5MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR VITAMINS, MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS, IF ADDED, IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS AND BABY FOODS

PART IISpecified foods

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Food

Nutrient

Maximum limit per 100 kcal4

1.

Vegetable juices which are baby foods

Vitamin A

180 μg RE5

2.

Food fortified with iron

Vitamin C

25 mg

3.

Fruit-based dishes, fruit juices, nectars or vegetable juices

Vitamin C

125 mg

4.

Food other than that within entry number 2 or 3 above

Vitamin C

12.5 mg

5.

Processed CEREAL-BASED food

Thiamin

0.5 mg

6.

Baby food

Thiamin

0.25 mg

7.

Food within paragraphs 1 or 2 of Part I of Schedule 1

Calcium

180 mg (of the food as sold)

8.

Food within paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 1

Calcium

100 mg (of the food as sold)

9.

Food other than that within entry number 7 or 8 above

Calcium

80 mg (of the food as sold)

 

4Unless otherwise stated in column 2 of Part I or column 3 of Part II, the maximum limits specified in those columns apply to food ready for use, whether marketed as such or reconstituted as instructed by the manufacturer.

5RE = all trans retinol equivalents.