The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 2 Entries to be substituted in Part D of Schedule 2 to the Additives Regulations

EC No.	Name	Food	Maximum level (mg/kg)
E 310	Propyl gallate	Fats and oils for the professional manufacture of heat-treated foods	200* (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) 100* (BHT), both expressed on fat
E 311	Octyl gallate	Frying oil and frying fat, excluding olive pomace oil
E 312	Dodecyl gallate
E 319	Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ)	Lard; fish oil; beef, poultry and sheep fat
E 320	Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)	Cake mixes; cereal-based snack foods; milk powder for vending machines	200 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat
E 321	Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)	Dehydrated soups and broths; sauces; dehydrated meat; processed nuts; pre-cooked cereals
		Seasonings and condiments	200 (gallates and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat
		Dehydrated potatoes	25 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
		Chewing gum; food supplements	400 (gallates, TBHQ, BHT and BHA, individually or in combination)
		Essential oils	1,000 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
		Flavourings other than essential oils	100*(gallates, individually or in combination) 200*(TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
E 315	Erythorbic acid	Cured meat products and preserved meat products	500 expressed as erythorbic acid
E 316	Sodium erythorbate	Preserved and semi-preserved fish products; Frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin	1,500 expressed as erythorbic acid
E 586	4-Hexylresorcinol	Fresh, frozen and deep-frozen crustaceans	2 as residues in crustacean meat
* When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally