8.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
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 8.
Listed for this category
| Additive | Maximum level | Conditions | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic acid E260 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Acetylated distarch phosphate E1414 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together, gyros, souvlaki, bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap and seftalia. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Ammonium alginate E403 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i) | 20 mg/kg | only breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6 % and burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat; In these products, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance. Note 94: When E 160b(i) (Annatto bixin) and E 160b(ii) (Annatto norbixin) are added in combination, the higher individual maximum level applies to the sum, but the individual maximum levels shall not be exceeded. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2020/0771 |
| Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii) | 20 mg/kg | only breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6 % and burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat; In these products, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance’. Note 94: When E 160b(i) (Annatto bixin) and E 160b(ii) (Annatto norbixin) are added in combination, the higher individual maximum level applies to the sum, but the individual maximum levels shall not be exceeded. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2020/0771 |
| Ascorbic acid E300 | quantum satis | only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Beet red E162 | quantum satis | only merguez type products, salsicha fresca, butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca and chorizo fresco. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Buffered vinegar E267 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II |
| Calcium acetate E263 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Calcium alginate E404 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Calcium ascorbate E302 | quantum satis | only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Calcium citrate E333 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 333, Calcium citrates |
| Calcium lactate E327 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Carmines E120 | 100 mg/kg | only breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6 %, burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat (in these products, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance), merguez type products, salsicha fresca, mici, butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca, chorizo fresco, cevapcici and pljeskav. Note 66: Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. No other aluminium lakes may be used. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Carob bean gum E410 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Carrageenan E407 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Citric acid E330 | quantum satis | only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Curcumin E100 | 20 mg/kg | only merguez type products, salsicha fresca, butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca and chorizo fresco. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Dicalcium citrate E333(ii) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 333, Calcium citrates |
| Disodium citrate E331(ii) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 331, Sodium citrates |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 25 mg/kg | only breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6 % and burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat; In these products, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Guar gum E412 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Gum tragacanth E413 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, gyros a nd souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate E1442 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together, gyros, souvlaki, bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap and seftalia. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Lactic acid E270 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Monocalcium citrate E333(i) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 333, Calcium citrates |
| Paprika extract INS 160c(ii) | 10 | Authorised under E 160c, Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin. only merguez type products, salsicha fresca , butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca, chorizo fresco, bifteki, soutzoukaki and kebap. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 160c, Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin |
| Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin E160c | 10 | Authorised under E 160c, Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin. only merguez type products, salsicha fresca , butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca, chorizo fresco, bifteki, soutzoukaki and kebap. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 160c, Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin |
| Potassium acetate E261 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 261, Potassium acetates. only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0025/2013, under E 261, Potassium acetates |
| Potassium alginate E402 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Potassium citrates E332 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 332, Potassium citrates |
| Potassium diacetate | quantum satis | Authorised under E 261, Potassium acetates. only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0025/2013, under E 261, Potassium acetates |
| Potassium dihydrogen citrate INS 332(i) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 332, Potassium citrates |
| Potassium lactate E326 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES) E407a | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Sodium acetate E262 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 262, Sodium acetates. only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 262, Sodium acetates |
| Sodium alginate E401 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Sodium ascorbate E301 | quantum satis | only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Sodium bicarbonate E500 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates. only poultry meat preparations, mici, bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, seftalia, ćevapčići and pljeskavice. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 500, Sodium carbonates |
| Sodium carbonate E500 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates. only poultry meat preparations, mici, bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, seftalia, ćevapčići and pljeskavice. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 500, Sodium carbonates |
| Sodium citrate INS 331(iii) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 331, Sodium citrates |
| Sodium citrates E331 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 331, Sodium citrates |
| Sodium diacetate E262 | quantum satis | Authorised under E 262, Sodium acetates. only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 262, Sodium acetates |
| Sodium dihydrogen citrate INS 331(i) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 331, Sodium citrates |
| Sodium lactate E325 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
| Sodium sesquicarbonate INS 500(iii) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates. only poultry meat preparations, mici, bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, seftalia, ćevapčići and pljeskavice. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 500, Sodium carbonates |
| Talc E553b | quantum satis | only surface treatment of sausages. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Tripotassium citrate INS 332(ii) | quantum satis | Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014, under E 332, Potassium citrates |
| Xanthan gum E415 | quantum satis | only preparations in which ingredients have been injected; meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together. Except bifteki, soutzoukaki, kebap, gyros and souvlaki. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 0601/2014 |
Permitted as members of an additive group
Annex II authorises some additives collectively. Each group below shares one set of conditions for this category.
Caramels — 4 additivesquantum satis. only breakfast sausages with a minimum cereal content of 6 %, burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat (in these products, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance), merguez type products, s alsicha fresca, mici, butifarra fresca, longaniza fresca and chorizo fresco.
Nitrites — 2 additivesML = 80 mg/kg. only lomo de cerdo adobado, pincho moruno, careta de cerdo adobada, costilla de cerdo adobada, Kasseler, Bräte, Surfleisch, toorvorst, šašlõkk, ahjupraad, kiełbasa surowa biała, kiełbasa surowa metka, tatar wołowy (danie tatarskie) and golonka peklowana Period of application: from 9 October 2025. Note: (XC) The maximum amount that may be added during the manufacturing expressed as NO₂ ion. (XD) The maximum residual amount from all sources for the product ready for marketing throughout the shelf-life of the product shall not exceed 45 mg/kg expressed as NO₂ ion.
- Potassium nitrite E249
- Sodium nitrite E250
Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only breakfast sausages: in this product, the meat is minced in such a way so that the muscle and fat tissue are completely dispersed, so that fibre makes an emulsion with the fat, giving the product its typical appearance; Finnish grey salted Christmas ham, burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/ or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat, Kasseler, Bräte, Surfleisch, toorvorst, šašlõkk, ahjupraad, Bílá klobása, Vinná klobása, Sváteční klobása, Syrová klobása and frozen vertical rotating meat spits made of sheep, lamb, veal and/or beef treated with liquid seasoning or from poultry meat treated with or without liquid seasoning used alone and/ or combined as well as sliced and/or minced and designed to be roasted by a food business operator and then consumed by the final consumer. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
- Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii)
- Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341
- Calcium phosphate E341
- Calcium polyphosphate E452
- Calcium pyrophosphate E450
- Dipotassium phosphate E340
- Disodium phosphate E339
- Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix)
- Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate
- Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
- Magnesium phosphates E343
- Monobasic calcium phosphate E341
- Pentapotassium triphosphate
- Phosphoric acid E338
- Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
- Potassium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium acid phosphate
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450
- Sodium calcium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium pyrophosphate E450(iii)
- Sodium tripolyphosphate E451
- Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v)
- Tripotassium phosphate
- Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii)
- Trisodium phosphate
Sulphur dioxide - sulphites — 8 additivesML = 450 mg/kg. only breakfast sausages ; Burger meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed within the meat. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
- Calcium hydrogen sulphite E227
- Calcium sulphite E226
- Potassium bisulfite E228
- Potassium metabisulfite E224
- Sodium bisulfite E222
- Sodium metabisulfite E223
- Sodium sulfite E221
- Sulfur dioxide E220