Amendments to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 19952.

(1)

The Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 19954 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In Schedule 8 (miscellaneous additives permitted in foods for infants and young children) —

(a)

in Part 3 (miscellaneous additives permitted in weaning foods for infants and young children in good health), omit the entry relating to E 473; and

(b)

in Part 4 (miscellaneous additives permitted in dietary foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC), after the entry relating to E 472c insert the following entry —

“E 473

Sucrose esters of fatty acids

Products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides and amino acids

120 mg/l”