The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made: 8th April 1999

Laid before Parliament: 30th April 1999

Coming into force: 28th May 1999

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990¹ and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations:

Title, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 28th May 1999.

• (2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995².

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2

The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 13 below.

3

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

• (a) in the definition of “Directive 95/2/EC” there shall be inserted at the end the words “and European Parliament and Council Directive 98/72/EC³”;

• (b) in the definition of “Directive 96/77/EC” there shall be inserted at the end the words “, as amended by Commission Directive 98/86/EC⁴”;

• (c) after the definition of “flavour enhancer” there shall be inserted the following definition–

• “flour treatment agent” means a substance added to flour or dough to improve its baking quality, but does not include any emulsifier;

• (d) in the definition of “miscellaneous additive”–

• (i) there shall be inserted after the words “flavour enhancer,” the words “flour treatment agent,”;

• (ii) there shall be inserted at the end the words “or any enzyme except invertase or lysozyme”.

4

In regulation 3(4) (use of miscellaneous additives) there shall be substituted for the words “Notes 1 and 3” the words “Notes 1, 3 and 4”.

5

In regulation 11 (transitional provision and exemptions) there shall be inserted after paragraph (1A) the following paragraph–

(1B) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations in respect of any food additive or food, it shall be a defence to prove that– (a) the food additive or food concerned was put on the market or labelled before 1st July 1999 and the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulations 3(b) and 10 of the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 had not been made when the food additive or, as the case may be, the food was put on the market or labelled, or (b) the food additive or food concerned was put on the market or labelled before 4th November 2000 and the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations or the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998⁵ if the amendments made by regulations 3(c) and (d)(i), 7(b)(iii), 12 and 14(4) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 had not been made when the food additive or, as the case may be, the food was put on the market or labelled.

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In Schedule 1 (miscellaneous additives generally permitted for use in foods not referred to in Schedule 6, 7 or 8)–

• (a) after note (3) there shall be inserted the following note–

(4) The substance E 920 may be used only as a flour treatment agent.

• (b) in the table there shall be inserted sequentially according to EC number the following entries–

E 469	Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl cellulose
E 920	L-Cysteine
---	---
E 1103	Invertase
---	---

and

E 1451	Acetylated oxidised starch

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In Schedule 2 (conditionally permitted preservatives and antioxidants)–

• (a) in Part A (sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoates)–

• (i) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entry relating to olives and olive-based preparations the following entry–

Olives and olive-based preparations	1000	500		1000

• (ii) in that table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more and emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60% the following entries–

Emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more	1000	500		1000
Emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60%	2000	1000		2000

• (iii) in that table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

… Mehu and Makeutettu … Mehu	500	200
Analogues of meat, fish, crustaceans and cephalopods and cheese based on protein	2000
Dulce de membrillo		1000
Marmelada				1500
Ostkaka	2000
Pasha	1000
Semmelknödelteig	2000
Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)	quantum satis
Cooked red beet		2000
Collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6	quantum satis

• (b) in Part B (sulphur dioxide and sulphites) in the second table–

• (i) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to crustaceans and cephalopods the following entries–

* In edible parts.	* In edible parts.
Crustaceans and cephalopods: fresh, frozen and deep-frozen	150(*)
crustaceans, panaeidae solenceridae, aristeidae family: up to 80 units	150(*)
between 80 and 120 units	200(*)
over 120 units	300(*)
cooked	50(*)[^f01000]

• (ii) in column 1 there shall be substituted for the words “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”;

• (iii) in the entry relating to sugars as defined in Directive 73/437/EEC⁶ except glucose syrup, whether or not dehydrated, there shall be substituted in column 2 for the number “15” the number “10”;

• (iv) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to vegetable- and cereal-protein-based meat, fish and crustacean analogues the following entry–

Analogues of meat, fish and crustaceans based on protein	200

• (v) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

Marinated nuts	50
Vacuum packed sweet corn	100
Distilled alcoholic beverages containing whole pears	50

• (c) in Part C (other preservatives)–

• (i) in the first table the entry relating to E 233 Thiabendazole shall be omitted;

• (ii) in the first table in the entry relating to E 234 Nisin there shall be inserted at the end in column 2 the word “Mascarpone” and in column 3 opposite that word the words “10 mg/kg”;

• (iii) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 251 Sodium nitrate and E 252 Potassium nitrate the following entries–

(*) Expressed as NaNO₃.	(*) Expressed as NaNO₃.	(*) Expressed as NaNO₃.	(*) Expressed as NaNO₃.	(*) Expressed as NaNO₃.
(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂.	(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂.	(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂.	(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂.	(**) Residual amount nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO₂.
E 251	Sodium nitrate }	Cured meat products	} 300	250(*)
E 252	Potassium nitrate }	Canned meat products	}
	}	Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese	}	50(*)[^f01001]
	}	Dairy-based cheese analogue	}
	}	Pickled herring and sprat		200(**)[^f01002]
	}	Foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras		50(*)

• (iv) in the third table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 280 Propionic acid, E 281 Sodium propionate, E 282 Calcium proprionate and E 283 Potassium proprionate the following entries–

(*) Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.	(*) Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.	(*) Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.	(*) Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.
E 280	Propionic acid (*) }	Pre-packed sliced bread and rye bread	3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
E 281	Sodium propionate (*) }
E 282	Calcium propionate (*) }
E 283	Potassium propionate (*)[^f01003] }	Energy reduced bread	} 2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
	}	Partially baked, pre-packed bread	}
	}	Pre-packed fine bakery wares (including flour confectionery) with a water activity of more than 0.65	}
	}	Pre-packed Rolls, buns and pitta	}
	}	Pre-packed pølsebrød, boller and dansk flutes	}
	}	Christmas pudding	} 1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid
	}	Pre-packed bread	}
	}	Cheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)	quantum satis

• (d) in Part D (other antioxidants) in the table there shall be substituted in column 3 for the words “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”.

8

There shall be substituted for Schedule 3 (other permitted miscellaneous additives) Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

9

In Schedule 4 (permitted carriers and carrier solvents) in the table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

E322	Lecitbins	} Glazing agents for fruit
E 432–E 436	Polysorbates	}
E 470a	Sodium potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids	}
E 471	Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids	}
E 491–E 495	Sorbitans	}
E 570	Fatty acids	}
E 900	Dimethylpolysiloxane	}
	Polyethyleneglycol 6000	Sweeteners
E 425	Konjac Konjac gum Konjac glucomannane
E 459	Beta-cyclodextrine	Maximum 1 g/kg in or on the food
E 1451	Acetylated oxidised starch
E 468	Cross linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose	Sweeteners
E 469	Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl cellulose

10

In Schedule 5 (purity criteria)–

• (a) the entries relating to the miscellaneous additives listed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall be omitted;

• (b) in the entry relating to Propane-1, 2-diol (propylene glycol) there shall be substituted for the words “Directive 78/663/EEC” the words “Directive 78/664/EEC⁷”.

11

In Schedule 6 (foods in which miscellaneous additives listed in Schedule 1 are generally prohibited)–

• (a) there shall be substituted for the words from “Pasteurised and sterilised” to the words “and semi-skimmed)” the words “Pasteurised and sterilised (including UHT) milk (including plain, skimmed and semi-skimmed) and plain pasteurised cream”;

• (b) after the words “Dry pasta” there shall be inserted the words “, excluding gluten-free pasta or pasta intended for hypoproteic diets, in accordance with Directive 89/398/EEC⁸”.

12

There shall be substituted for Schedule 7 (foods in which a limited number of miscellaneous additives listed in Schedule 1 may be used) Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

13

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

• (a) there shall be substituted for the first introductory note the following introductory notes–

(1) Formulae and weaning foods for infants and young children may contain E 414 (acacia gum, gum arabic) and E 551 (silicon dioxide) resulting from the addition of nutrient preparations containing not more than 150 g/kg of E 414 and 10 g/kg of E 551, as well as E 421 (mannitol) when used as a carrier for vitamin B₁₂ (not less than 1 part vitamin B₁₂ to 1000 parts mannitol). The carry over of E 414 in the product ready for consumption shall not be more than 10 mg/kg. (1A) Formulae and weaning foods for infants and young children may contain E 301 (sodium L-ascorbate), used at quantum satis level in coatings of nutrient preparations containing polyunsaturated fatty acids. The carry over of E 301 in the product ready for consumption shall not be more than 75 mg/1.

• (b) in Part 1 (miscellaneous additives permitted in infant formulae for infants in good health)–

• (i) there shall be substituted for note (b) the following note–

(b) If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 is added to a food, the maximum level established for that food for each of those substances is lowered by that relative part as is present of the other substances together in that food.

• (ii) in the table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

E 304	L-ascorbyl palmitate	10 mg/1
E 331	Sodium citrates }	2 g/l
E 332	Potassium citrates }	Individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Annex 1 to Directive 91/321/EEC9
E 339	Sodium phosphates }	1 g/l expressed as P₂O₅
E 340	Potassium phosphates }	Individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Annex 1 to Directive 91/321/EEC
E 412	Guar gum	1 g/l, where the liquid product contains partially hydrolysed proteins and is in conformity with the conditions set in Annex IV to Directive 91/321/EEC, as amended by Directive 96/4/EC10
E 472c	Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids	7.5 g/l sold as powder
		9 g/l sold as liquid where the products contain partially hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids and are in conformity with the conditions set in Annex IV to Directive 91/321/EEC, as amended by Directive 96/4/EC
E 473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids	120 mg/l in products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids

• (c) in Part 2 (miscellaneous additives permitted in follow-on formulae for infants in good health)–

• (i) there shall be substituted for note (b) the following note–

(b) If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 is added to a food, the maximum level established for that food for each of those substances is lowered by that relative part as is present of the other substances together in that food.

• (ii) in note (c) there shall be substituted for the words “lowered with” the words “lowered by”;

• (iii) in the table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

E 304	L-ascorbyl palmitate	10 mg/l
E 331	Sodium citrates }	2 g/l
E 332	Potassium citrates }	Individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Annex 1 to Directive 91/321/EEC
E 339	Sodium phosphates }	1 g/l expressed as P₂O₅
E 340	Potassium phosphates }	Individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Annex 1 to Directive 91/321/EEC
E 472c	Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids	7.5 g/l sold as power
		9 g/l sold as liquid where the products contain partially hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids and are in conformity with the conditions set in Annex IV to Directive 91/321/EEC, as amended by Directive 96/4/EC
E 473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids	120 mg/l in products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids

• (d) in Part 3 (miscellaneous additives permitted in weaning foods for infants and young children in good health) in the table there shall be inserted at the end the following entries–

(*) The note in Part 4 does not apply.	(*) The note in Part 4 does not apply.	(*) The note in Part 4 does not apply.	(*) The note in Part 4 does not apply.
E 333	Calcium citrates(*)	Low-sugar fruit based products	quantum satis
E 341	Tricalcium phosphate(*)[^f01004]	Fruit based desserts	1 g/kg as P₂O₅
E 1451	Acetylated oxidised starch	Weaning foods	50 g/kg

• (e) in Part 4 (miscellaneous additives permitted in foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes) there shall be inserted at the end the following table–

EC No.	Name	Maximum level	Special conditions
E 401	Sodium alginate	1 g/l	From 4 months onwards in special food products with adapted composition, required for metabolic disorders and for general tube feeding
E 405	Propane 1,2-diolalginate	200 mg/l	From 12 months onwards in specialised diets intended for young children who have cows' milk intolerance or inborn errors of metabolism
E 410	Locust bean gum	10 g/l	From birth onwards in products for reduction of gastro-oesophageal reflux
E 412	Guar gum	10 g/l	From birth onwards in products in liquid formulae containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids in conformity with the conditions set in Annex IV to Directive 91/321/EEC, as amended by Directive 96/4/EC
E 415	Xanthan gum	1.2 g/l	From birth onwards for use in products based on amino acids or peptides for use with patients who have problems with impairment of the gastro-intestinal tract, protein mal-absorption or inborn errors of metabolism
E 440	Pectins	10 g/l	From birth onwards in products used in case of gastro-intestinal disorders
E 466	Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose	10 g/l or kg	From birth onwards in products for the dietary management of metabolic disorders
E 471	Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids	5 g/l	From birth onwards in specialised diets, particularly those devoid of proteins
E 1450	Starch sodium octenyl succinate	20 g/l	In infant formulae and follow-on formulae

Consequential amendments

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• (1) In the following Regulations references to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995 shall be construed as references to those Regulations as amended by the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1997¹¹ and these Regulations:

• the Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food Regulations 1966¹²

• the Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1966¹³

• the Specified Sugar Products Regulations 1976¹⁴

• the Specified Sugar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1976¹⁵

• the Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations 1976¹⁶

• the Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 1976¹⁷

• the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977¹⁸

• the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 1977¹⁹

• the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk Regulations 1977²⁰

• the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Scotland) Regulations 1977²¹

• the Coffee and Coffee Products Regulations 1978²²

• the Coffee and Coffee Products (Scotland) Regulations 1979²³

• the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981²⁴

• the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981²⁵

• the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations 1984²⁶

• the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products (Scotland) Regulations 1984²⁷

• the Food Additives Labelling Regulations 1992²⁸

• the Food Labelling Regulations 1996²⁹.

• (2) In the Food Additives Labelling Regulations 1992–

• (a) there shall be inserted after regulation 6 the following regulation–

(6A) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations in respect of any food additive, it shall be a defence to prove that the food additive concerned was put on the market or labelled before 4th November 2000 and the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulation 14(1) and (2)(b) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 had not been made when the food additive was put on the market or labelled.

• (b) in Schedule 1 (categories of food additives) in Part II (supplementary)–

• (i) paragraph (s) shall be omitted; and

• (ii) in paragraph (t) there shall be inserted at the beginning the words ““flour treatment agent”,” and there shall be inserted after the words “used as a” the words “flour treatment agent,”.

• (3) In the Food Labelling Regulations 1996–

• (a) in regulation 14(11) (names of ingredients) the words “or in Schedule 3 to the Bread and Flour Regulations” shall be omitted;

• (b) in regulation 50 (transitional provision) there shall be inserted at the end the following paragraph–

(8) In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 44(1)(a) as read with regulation 14(9) and (11), it shall be a defence to prove that the food concerned was prepacked before 4th November 2000 and the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendment made by regulation 14(3)(a) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 had not been made when the food was prepacked.

• (4) In the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998–

• (a) in regulation 5 (additional ingredients) there shall be substituted for paragraphs (1) and (2) the following paragraph–

(1) No person shall use as an ingredient in the preparation of flour or bread any flour bleaching agent.

• (b) Schedule 3 (ingredients permitted in flour and bread) shall be omitted.

SCHEDULE 1 — CONTAINING NEW SCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 2 — MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIVES FOR WHICH SPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA SPECIFIED OR REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS ARE OMITTED

E 400	Alginic acid
E 401	Sodium alginate
E 402	Potassium alginate
E 403	Ammonium alginate
E 404	Calcium alginate
E 405	Propane-1,2-diol alginate
E 406	Agar
E 407	Carrageenan
E 410	Locust bean gum
E 412	Guar gum
E 413	Tragacanth
E 414	Acacia
E 415	Xanthan gum
E 416	Karaya gum
E 422	Glycerol
E 432	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
E 433	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate
E 434	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate
E 435	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate
E 436	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate
E 440(i)	Pectin
E 440(ii)	Amidated pectin
E 442	Ammonium phosphatides
E 450(i)	Disodium diphosphate
E 450(ii)	Trisodium diphosphate
E 450(iii)	Tetrasodium diphosphate
E 450(v)	Tetrapotassium diphosphate
E 450(vi)	Dicalcium diphosphate
E 451(i)	Pentasodium triphosphate
E 451(ii)	Pentapotassium triphosphate
E 452(i)	Sodium polyphosphate
E 452(ii)	Potassium polyphosphate
E 452(iv)	Calcium polyphosphates
E 460(i)	Microcrystalline cellulose
E 460(ii)	Powdered cellulose
E 461	Methylcellulose
E 463	Hydroxypropylcellulose
E 464	Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
E 465	Ethylmethylcellulose
E 466	Carboxymethylcellulose
E 470a	Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
E 471	Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472(a)	Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472(b)	Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472(c)	Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472(d)	Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472(e)	Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acides
E 472(f)	Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids
E 474	Sucroglycerides
E 475	Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
E 476	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
E 477	Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids
E 481	Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E 482	Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E 483	Stearyl tartrate
E 491	Sorbitan monostearate
E 492	Sorbitan tristearate
E 493	Sorbitan monolaurate
E 494	Sorbitan monooleate
E 495	Sorbitan monopalmitate
E 508	Potassium chloride

SCHEDULE 3 — CONTAINING NEW SCHEDULE 7 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Signed

Jeff Rooker — Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food — 25th March 1999

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health:

Tessa Jowell — Minister for Public Health, — Department of Health — 24th March 1999

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales:

Jon Owen Jones — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office — 8th April 1999

Sam Galbraith — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 23rd March 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain, amend the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995, as amended (“the principal Regulations”).

These Regulations implement–

• (a) European Parliament and Council Directive 98/72/EC amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (regulations 3(a), (c) and (d), 4 to 9 and 11 to 13); and

• (b) Commission Directive 98/86/EC amending Commission Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (regulations 3(b), 5 and 10(a)).

The principal provisions of the Regulations–

• (1) add flour treatment agents to the list of additive categories controlled as miscellaneous additives (regulation 3(c) and (d));

• (2) add four new additives to the list of miscellaneous additives generally permitted for use in foods not referred to in Schedule 6, 7 or 8 to the principal Regulations (regulation 6);

• (3) provide for additional uses of certain conditionally permitted additives in various foods (regulations 7 and 8), remove E 233 Thiabendazole from the list of permitted miscellaneous additives (regulation 7(c)(i)), permit the use of one new group of additives, E 343 Magnesium phosphates, in certain foods (regulation 8), and reduce the level of sulphur dioxide permitted in certain sugars (regulation 7(b)(iii));

• (4) add a number of new substances to the list of permitted carriers and carrier solvents (regulation 9);

• (5) remove the restrictions on the use of generally permitted additives in certain types of cream (regulations 11 and 12) and dry pasta (regulation 11), and increase the restrictions on the use of such additives in plain pasteurised cream (regulation 12); and

• (6) provide for additional uses of certain permitted additives and for the use of one new additive, E 1451 Acetylated oxidised starch, in specified foods for infants and young children including such foods for special medical purposes (regulation 13).

The Regulations also make consequential amendments to other legislation (regulation 14), a minor drafting amendment (regulation 13(c)(ii)) and a correction (regulation 10(b)).

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations.

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