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Regulation 2(1) and (2)
| 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 |
| 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: Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| Ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid | |
| E215 | Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt |
| Synonyms: Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E216 | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate |
| Synonyms: Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E217 | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt |
| Synonyms: Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| Sodium n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E220 | Sulphur dioxide |
| E221 | Sodium sulphite (anhydrous or heptahydrate) |
| E222 | Sodium hydrogen sulphite |
| Synonyms: 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 Council(1). | |
| In the case of— | |
| E218 | Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate |
| Synonyms: Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E219 | Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt |
| Synonyms: Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| Sodium derivative of methyl p-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 Council(2). | |
| 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 Council(3). | |
| In the case of— | |
| E228 | Potassium bisulphite |
| Synonym: Potassium acid sulphite | |
| the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council(4). | |
| 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. |
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.
O.J. No. 22, 9.2.65, p.373/65 (O.J./S.E. 1965-1966, p.25); relevant amending Directives are 67/428/EEC of the Council-O.J. No. 148, 11.7.67, p.10 (O.J./S.E. 1967, p.178); 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33.
The relevant amending Directive is 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33.
The relevant amending Directive is 67/428/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. 148, 11.7.67, p.10 (O.J./S.E. 1967, p.178).
The relevant amending Directive is 86/604/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L352, 13.12.1986, p.45.
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