The Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995

Regulations 2(1), 3(6) and 5(2)

SCHEDULE 4 PERMITTED CARRIERS AND CARRIER SOLVENTS

EC No.	Name	Restricted use
	Propan-1,2-diol (propylene glycol)	Colours, emulsifiers, antioxidants and enzymes (maximum 1 g/kg in or on the food)
E 422 E 420 E 421 E 953 E 965 E 966 E 967	Glycerol Sorbitol Mannitol Isomalt Maltitol Lactitol Xylitol
E 400-404	Alginic acid and its sodium, potassium, calcium and ammonium salts
E 405 E 406 E 407 E 410 E 412 E 413 E 414 E 415 E 440	Propan-1,2-diol alginate Agar Carrageenan Locust bean gum Guar gum Tragacanth Acacia gum (gum arabic) Xanthan gum Pectins
E 432 E 433 E 434 E 435 E 436	Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60) Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)	Antifoaming agents, colours and fat-soluble antioxidants
E 442	Ammonium phosphatides	Antioxidants
E 460 E 461 E 463 E 464 E 465 E 466	Cellulose (microcrystalline or powdered) Methyl cellulose Hydroxypropyl cellulose Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Ethyl methyl cellulose Carboxy methyl cellulose Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E 322 E 470b E 471 E 472a E 472c E 472e E 473 E 475	Lecithins Magnesium salts of fatty acids Monoand diglycerides of fatty acids Acetic acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids Citric acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids Monoand diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoand diglycerides of fatty acids Sucrose esters of fatty acids Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids	Colours and fat-soluble antioxidants
E 491 E 492 E 493 E 494 E 495	Sorbitan monostearate Sorbitan tristearate Sorbitan monolaurate Sorbitan monooleate Sorbitan monopalmitate	Colours and anti-foaming agents
E 1404 E 1410 E 1412 E 1413 E 1414 E 1420 E 1422 E 1440 E 1442 E 1450	Oxidised starch Monostarch phosphate Distarch phosphate Phosphated distarch phosphate Acetylated distarch phosphate Acetylated starch Acetylated distarch adipate Hydroxy propyl starch Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate Starch sodium octenyl succinate
E 170 E 263 E 331 E 332 E 341 E 501 E 504 E 508 E 509 E 511 E 514 E 515 E 516 E 517	Calcium carbonates Calcium acetate Sodium citrates Potassium citrates Calcium phosphates Potassium carbonates Magnesium carbonates Potassium chloride Calcium chloride Magnesium chloride Sodium sulphate Potassium sulphate Calcium sulphate Ammonium sulphate
E 577 E 640 E 1505 E 1518	Potassium gluconate Glycine and its sodium salt Triethyl citrate Glyceryl triacetate (triacetin)
E 551 E 552	Silicon dioxide Calcium silicate	Emulsifiers and colours, max. 5%
E 553b E 558 E 559	Talc Bentonite Aluminium silicate (Kaolin)	Colours, max. 5%
E 901	Beeswax	Colours
E 1200	Polydextrose
E 1201 E 1202	Polyvinylpyrrolidone Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone	Sweeteners