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1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

BF 17

[Subsidiary]

Column 1

Item

Specified food

5.

Column 2

Antioxidant

Column 3

Parts per million

3

Apples and pears Ethoxyquin

Note: (A) Butylated hydroxyanisole or butylated hydroxytoluene or mixtures thereof within the limits specified in Part II of this Schedule may be used in conjunction with propyl gallate or octyl gallate or dodecyl gallate or mixture thereof within the limits specified, provided that the total amount of antioxidant shall not exceed, in the case of anhydrous oils and fats and vitamin oils and concentrates, and partial glycerol esters, 300 parts per million, in the case of butter for manufacturing purposes, 240 parts per million and in the case of essential oils and isolates from the concentrates of essential oils, 1,000 parts per million.

(B) Preparations containing more than 100,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram are allowed to have in them or on them only 10 parts per million for each 1,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram of butylated hydroxyanisole (B.H.A.) or butylated hydroxytoluene (B.H.T.) or any mixture of B.H.A. and B.H.T.

PART III

Column 1 Column 2 Preservative specified in First Schedule Alternative form in which the preservative may be used (to be calculated as the preservative shown in Column 1) Benzoic acid Sodium benzoate
Potassium benzoate
Calcium benzoate Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ortho-phenylphenol Sodium ortho-phenylphenate Propionic acid Sodium propionate
Calcium propionate
Potassium propionate Sodium nitrate Potassium nitrate Sodium nitrite Potassium nitrite Sorbic acid Sodium sorbate
Potassium sorbate
Calcium sorbate Sulphur dioxide Sulphurous acid
Sodium sulphite
Sodium hydrogen sulphite
Sodium metabisulphite
Potassium sulphite
Potassium metabisulphite
Calcium sulphite
Calcium hydrogen sulphite

L.N. 114/84.

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1986 Ed.] Preservatives in Food Regulations [CAP. 132 BF 17 [Subsidiary] Column 1 Item Specified food 5. Column 2 Antioxidant Column 3 Parts per million 3 Apples and pears Ethoxyquin Note: (A) Butylated hydroxyanisole or butylated hydroxytoluene or mixtures thereof within the limits specified in Part II of this Schedule may be used in conjunction with propyl gallate or octyl gallate or dodecyl gallate or mixture thereof within the limits specified, provided that the total amount of antioxidant shall not exceed, in the case of anhydrous oils and fats and vitamin oils and concentrates, and partial glycerol esters, 300 parts per million, in the case of butter for manufacturing purposes, 240 parts per million and in the case of essential oils and isolates from the concentrates of essential oils, 1,000 parts per million. (B) Preparations containing more than 100,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram are allowed to have in them or on them only 10 parts per million for each 1,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram of butylated hydroxyanisole (B.H.A.) or butylated hydroxytoluene (B.H.T.) or any mixture of B.H.A. and B.H.T. PART III Column 1 Column 2 Preservative specified in First Schedule Alternative form in which the preservative may be used (to be calculated as the preservative shown in Column 1) Benzoic acid Sodium benzoatePotassium benzoateCalcium benzoate Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ortho-phenylphenol Sodium ortho-phenylphenate Propionic acid Sodium propionateCalcium propionatePotassium propionate Sodium nitrate Potassium nitrate Sodium nitrite Potassium nitrite Sorbic acid Sodium sorbatePotassium sorbateCalcium sorbate Sulphur dioxide Sulphurous acidSodium sulphiteSodium hydrogen sulphiteSodium metabisulphitePotassium sulphitePotassium metabisulphiteCalcium sulphiteCalcium hydrogen sulphite L.N. 114/84.
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1986 Ed.] Preservatives in Food Regulations [CAP. 132 BF 17 [Subsidiary] Column 1 Item Specified food 5. Column 2 Antioxidant Column 3 Parts per million 3 Apples and pears Ethoxyquin Note: (A) Butylated hydroxyanisole or butylated hydroxytoluene or mixtures thereof within the limits specified in Part II of this Schedule may be used in conjunction with propyl gallate or octyl gallate or dodecyl gallate or mixture thereof within the limits specified, provided that the total amount of antioxidant shall not exceed, in the case of anhydrous oils and fats and vitamin oils and concentrates, and partial glycerol esters, 300 parts per million, in the case of butter for manu- facturing purposes, 240 parts per million and in the case of essential oils and isolates from the concentrates of essential oils, 1,000 parts per million. (B) Preparations containing more than 100,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram are allowed to have in them or on them only 10 parts per million for each 1,000 LU.'s Vitamin A per gram of butylated hydroxyanisole (B.H.A.) or butylated hydroxytoluene (B.H.T.) or any mixture of B.H.A. and B.H.T. PART III Column 1 Preservative specified in First Schedule Benzoic acid Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate Ortho-phenylphenol Propionic acid Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Sorbic acid Sulphur dioxide Column 2 Alternative form in which the preservative may be used (to be calculated as the preservative shown in Column 1) Sodium benzoate Potassium benzoate Calcium benzoate Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Sodium ortho-phenylphenate Sodium propionate Calcium propionate Potassium propionate Potassium nitrate Potassium nitrite Sodium sorbate Potassium sorbate Calcium sorbate Sulphurous acid Sodium sulphite Sodium hydrogen sulphite Sodium metabisulphite Potassium sulphite Potassium metabisulphite Calcium sulphite Calcium hydrogen sulphite L.N. 114/84.
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1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

BF 17

[Subsidiary]

Column 1

Item

Specified food

5.

Column 2

Antioxidant

Column 3

Parts per million

3

Apples and pears Ethoxyquin

Note: (A) Butylated hydroxyanisole or butylated hydroxytoluene or mixtures thereof within the limits specified in Part II of this Schedule may be used in conjunction with propyl gallate or octyl gallate or dodecyl gallate or mixture thereof within the limits specified, provided that the total amount of antioxidant shall not exceed, in the case of anhydrous oils and fats and vitamin oils and concentrates, and partial glycerol esters, 300 parts per million, in the case of butter for manu- facturing purposes, 240 parts per million and in the case of essential oils and isolates from the concentrates of essential oils, 1,000 parts per million.

(B) Preparations containing more than 100,000 I.U.'s Vitamin A per gram are allowed to have in them or on them only 10 parts per million for each 1,000 LU.'s Vitamin A per gram of butylated hydroxyanisole (B.H.A.) or butylated hydroxytoluene (B.H.T.) or any mixture of B.H.A. and B.H.T.

PART III

Column 1

Preservative specified in First Schedule

Benzoic acid

Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate

Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate

Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate

Ortho-phenylphenol

Propionic acid

Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrite

Sorbic acid

Sulphur dioxide

Column 2

Alternative form in which the preservative may be used (to be calculated as the preservative shown in Column 1)

Sodium benzoate

Potassium benzoate

Calcium benzoate

Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt

Sodium ortho-phenylphenate

Sodium propionate Calcium propionate Potassium propionate

Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrite

Sodium sorbate Potassium sorbate Calcium sorbate

Sulphurous acid Sodium sulphite

Sodium hydrogen sulphite

Sodium metabisulphite

Potassium sulphite

Potassium metabisulphite

Calcium sulphite

Calcium hydrogen sulphite

L.N. 114/84.

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