0 All categories of foods
GB food category, from assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, Part D, as at 28 June 2024.
In Great Britain an additive may be used only in the foods and under the conditions listed for them. Since 1 April 2025 those conditions are Annex II as it stood on 28 June 2024, read with the FSA and FSS register of authorisations. 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.
Listed for this category
| Additive | Maximum level | Conditions | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argon E938 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Carbon dioxide E290 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Cyclodextrin, beta- E459 | quantum satis | only foods in tablet and coated tablet form, excluding the foods listed in Table 1 of Part A of this Annex. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Helium E939 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Hydrogen E949 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Nitrogen E941 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Nitrous oxide E942 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Oxygen E948 | quantum satis | may be used in foods for infants and young children. | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
Permitted as members of an additive group
Annex II authorises some additives collectively. Each group below shares one set of conditions for this category.
E 338–341, E 343 and E 450 — 452: Phosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesML = 10000. only foods in dried powdered form (i.e. foods dried during the production process, and mixtures thereof), excluding foods listed in Table 1 of Part A of this Annex. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (4): The maximum level is expressed as P 2 O 5. Note (57): The maximum level shall apply unless a different maximum level is specified in points 01 to 18 of this Annex in relation to individual foods or categories of foods. E 450 (ix) is not included.
- 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
E 551 – 553: Silicon dioxide – silicates — 4 additives(1) ML 10000: only foods in dried powdered form (i.e. foods dried during the production process, and mixtures thereof), excluding foods listed in Table 1 of Part A of this Annex; (2) quantum satis: only foods in tablet and coated tablet form, excluding the foods listed in Table 1 of Part A of this Annex. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (57): The maximum level shall apply unless a different maximum level is specified in points 01 to 18 of this Annex in relation to individual foods or categories of foods.
- Calcium silicate E552
- Magnesium silicate E553a
- Silicon dioxide E551
- Talc E553b