Regulation 2(1) and (2)

SCHEDULE 1

PART IPERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Permitted preservative specified in Schedule 2Serial NumberAlternative form in which the permitted preservative may be used (to be calculated as the permitted preservative shown in column 1)Serial Number
Sorbic acidE200Sodium sorbateE201
Potassium sorbateE202
Calcium sorbateE203
Benzoic acidE210Sodium benzoateE211
Potassium benzoateE212
Calcium benzoateE213
Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoateE214Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium saltE215
Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoateE216Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium saltE217
Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoateE218Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium saltE219
Sulphur dioxideE220Sodium sulphiteE221
Sodium hydrogen sulphiteE222
Sodium metabisulphiteE223
Potassium metabisulphiteE224
Calcium sulphiteE226
Calcium hydrogen sulphiteE227
Potassium bisulphiteE228
BiphenylE230
2-HydroxybiphenylE231Sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxideE232
2-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazoleE233
HexamineE239
Sodium nitriteE250Potassium nitriteE249
Sodium nitrateE251Potassium nitrateE252
Propionic acidE280Sodium propionateE281
Calcium propionateE282
Potassium propionateE283
Nisin234

PART IISPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

In the case of—
E200Sorbic acid
E201Sodium sorbate
E202Potassium sorbate
E203Calcium sorbate
E210Benzoic acid
E211Sodium benzoate
E212Potassium benzoate
E213Calcium benzoate
E214Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid
E215Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E216Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E217Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium n-propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E220Sulphur dioxide
E221Sodium sulphite (anhydrous or heptahydrate)
E222Sodium hydrogen sulphite
Synonyms: Acid sodium sulphite
E223Sodium metabisulphite
E250Sodium nitrite
E251Sodium nitrate
E252Potassium nitrate
E280Propionic acid
E281Sodium propionate
E282Calcium propionate
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council(1).
In the case of—
E218Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Synonyms: Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E219Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt
Synonyms: Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium derivative of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E226Calcium sulphite
E227Calcium hydrogen sulphite
Synonym: Calcium bisulphite
E2332-(Thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole
Synonyms: Thiabendazole
2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole (thiabendazole)
E239Hexamine
Synonym: Hexamethylenetetramine
E249Potassium nitrite
E283Potassium propionate
the appropriate specific purity criteria contained in Directive 65/66/EEC of the Council(2).
In the case of—
E224Potassium metabisulphite
E230Biphenyl
E2312-Hydroxybiphenyl
Synonym: Orthophenylphenol
E232Sodium 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—
E228Potassium 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 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.

(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.