14.2.5 Mead

EU food category, from Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, Part D.

Under Annex II, an additive may be used only in the foods and under the conditions listed for them. This page shows what is listed for this category. It does not infer anything from broader categories: where Annex II extends a broader category's provisions to its subcategories, it says so in that category's own listing. See the broader category 14.2.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Caramel I – plain caramel E150aquantum satis

miód pitny jakościowy can only contain E 150a made from honey’.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II

Permitted as members of an additive group

Annex II authorises some additives collectively. Each group below shares one set of conditions for this category.

Group I, Additives — 162 additivesE 420, E421, E 953, E965, E 966, E 967 and E 968 may not be used.
Group II, Colours atquantum satis — 24 additivesquantum satis. except miód pitny jakościowy’.
Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesML = 1000 mg/l. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sorbic acid - potassium sorbate (SA) — 2 additivesML = 200 mg/l. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sucrose esters of fatty acids-sucroglycerides — 2 additivesML = 5000 mg/l. Note 24: Ingoing amount, residues not detectable.
Sulphur dioxide - sulphites — 8 additivesML = 200 mg/l. Note 3: Maximum levels are expressed as SO 2 and relate to the total quantity, available from all sources, an SO 2 content of not more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l is not considered to be present.