The Preservatives in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1989

Regulation 2(1) and (2)

SCHEDULE 1

PART I PERMITTED 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 II SPECIFIC 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: 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.

PART III GENERAL 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.

(1)

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.

(2)

The relevant amending Directive is 76/463/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L126, 14.5.76, p.33.

(3)

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).

(4)

The relevant amending Directive is 86/604/EEC of the Council -O.J. No. L352, 13.12.1986, p.45.