BF 12
CAP. 132]
[Subsidiary]
Preservatives in Food Regulations
[1986 Ed.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Specified food Permitted preservative Parts per million not exceeding
33. Fruit or fruit pulp Sulphur dioxide 3,000 (other than tomato pulp) intended for manufacturing purposes
34. Fruit, fresh: (a) Apples Ortho-phenylphenol 10 (b) Pears Ortho-phenylphenol 10 Copper carbonate 3 (of copper) (c) Pears (d) Pineapple Ortho-phenylphenol 10 (e) Melons Ortho-phenylphenol 125 (f) Peaches Ortho-phenylphenol 20
35. Fruit juices, Sulphur dioxide or 350 sweetened or benzoic acid or 800 unsweetened methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 800 whether ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 800 concentrated or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 800 not
36. Fruit pieces in Sorbic acid 1,000 stabilized syrup for use as ingredients of ice-cream or other edible ices
37. Fruit spread Sulphur dioxide and sorbic acid 100 1,000
38. Fruit (other than Sulphur dioxide or 350 fresh fruit) or fruit benzoic acid or 800 pulp not otherwise methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 800 specified in this Schedule ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 800 800
39. Gelatin Sulphur dioxide 1,000
40. Gelatin capsules Sorbic acid 3,000
41. Ginger, dry root Sulphur dioxide 150
42. Glucose drinks Sulphur dioxide or 350 containing not less benzoic acid or 800 than 2.3 kg of glucose syrup per 10 litres of the methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 800 ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 800 propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 800 drink
43. Grape juice Sulphur dioxide and either 70 products benzoic acid or 2,000 (unfermented, intended for methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 2,000 ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 2,000 sacramental use) propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2,000
44. Ham Sodium nitrate 500 Sodium nitrite 200
45. Hamburgers or Sulphur dioxide 450 similar products
46. Horseradish, fresh Sulphur dioxide or 200 grated benzoic acid or 250 methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 250 ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 250 250