SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(1) and (2)

PART IPermitted Preservatives

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Permitted preservative specified in Schedule 2

Serial Number

Alternative form in which the permitted preservative may be used (to be calculated as the permitted preservative shown in column 1)

Serial Number

Sorbic acid

E200

Sodium sorbate

E201

Potassium sorbate

E202

Calcium sorbate

E203

Benzoic acid

E210

Sodium benzoate

E211

Potassium benzoate

E212

Calcium benzoate

E213

Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

E214

Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

E215

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

E216

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

E217

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

E218

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

E219

Sulphur dioxide

E220

Sodium sulphite

E221

Sodium hydrogen sulphite

E222

Sodium metabisulphite

E223

Potassium metabisulphite

E224

Calcium sulphite

E226

Calcium hydrogen sulphite

E227

Potassium bisulphite

E228

Biphenyl

E230

2-Hydroxybiphenyl

E231

Sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide

E232

2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole

E233

Hexamine

E239

Sodium nitrite

E250

Potassium nitrite

E249

Sodium nitrate

E251

Potassium nitrate

E252

Propionic acid

E280

Sodium propionate

E281

Calcium propionate

E282

Potassium propionate

E283

Nisin

234

PART IISpecific Purity Criteria Applicable to Permitted Preservatives

In the case of:–

  • E200 Sorbic acid

  • E201 Sodium sorbate

  • E202 Potassium sorbate

  • E203 Calcium sorbate

  • E210 Benzoic acid

  • E211 Sodium benzoate

  • E212 Potassium benzoate

  • E213 Calcium benzoate

  • E214 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

    • Synonyms: Ethylpara-hydroxybenzoate

    • Ethyl ester ofp-hydroxybenzoic acid

  • E215 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

    • Synonyms: Sodium ethylpara-hydroxybenzoate

    • Sodium ethylp— hydroxybenzoate

  • E216 Propyl 4-hyroxybenzoate

    • Synonyms: Propylpara-hydroxybenzoate

    • n-propylp-hydroxybenzoate

  • E217 Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

    • Synonyms: Sodium propylpara-hydroxybenzoate

  • Sodiumn-propylp-hydroxybenzoate

  • E220 Sulphur dioxide

  • E221 Sodium sulphite (anhydrous or heptahydrate)

  • E222 Sodium hydrogen sulphite

    • Synonym: Acid sodium sulphite

  • E223 Sodium metabisulphite

  • E250 Sodium nitrite

  • E251 Sodium nitrate

  • E252 Potassium nitrate

  • E280 Propionic acid

  • E281 Sodium propionate

  • E282 Calcium propionate

the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council18.

In the case of:–

  • E218 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

    • Synonyms: Methylpara-hyroxybenzoate

    • Methylp-hydroxybenzoate

  • E219 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

    • Synonyms: Sodium methylpara-hydroxybenzoate

    • Sodium derivative of methylp-hydroxybenzoate

  • E226 Calcium sulphite

  • E227 Calcium hydrogen sulphite

    • Synonym: Calcium bisulphite

  • E233 2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole

    • Synonyms: Thiabendazole

    • 2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole (thiabendazole)

  • E239 Hexamine

    • Synonym: Hexamethylenetetramine

  • E249 Potassium nitrite

  • E283 Potassium propionate

the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council19.

In the case of:–

  • E224 Potassium metabisulphite

  • E230 Biphenyl

  • E231 2-Hydroxybiphenyl

    • Synonym: Orthophenylphenol

  • E232 Sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide

    • Synonym: Sodium orthophenylphenate

the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council20.

In the case of:–

  • E228 Potassium bisulphite

    • Synonym: Potassium acid sulphite

the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council21.

In the case of:–

  • Nisin

The criteria in the monograph for nisin contained in the Nutrition Meetings Report Series No. 45A (1969) of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation at page 53.

PART IIIGeneral Purity Criteria Applicable to Permitted Preservatives except where otherwise provided by Specific Purity Criteria

Each preservative shall not contain–

a

more than 3 milligrams per kilogram of arsenic;

b

more than 10 milligrams per kilogram of lead;

c

more than 50 milligrams per kilogram of copper, or 25 milligrams per kilogram of zinc, or 50 milligrams per kilogram of any combination of copper and zinc.