12.1.1 Salt

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. See the broader category 12.1.

Listed for this category

Additive	Maximum level	Conditions	Citation
Calcium carbonate E170	quantum satis	—	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Calcium ferrocyanide E538	20 mg/kg or mg/l	Authorised under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (57): The maximum level is expressed as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides
Iron (III) meso-Tartrate E534	110 mg/kg or mg/l	Note (92): Expressed on dry matter.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Magnesium carbonate E504	quantum satis	Authorised under E 504, Magnesium carbonates.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 504, Magnesium carbonates
Magnesium chloride E511	quantum satis	only sea-salt.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Magnesium hydroxide carbonate INS 504(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 504, Magnesium carbonates.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 504, Magnesium carbonates
Magnesium oxide E530	quantum satis	—	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Potassium ferrocyanide E536	20 mg/kg or mg/l	Authorised under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (57): The maximum level is expressed as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides
Sodium aluminosilicate E554	—	Maximum level: 20 mg/kg carry over in cheese. Only for salt intended for surface treatment of ripened cheese, food category 01.7.2 Period of application: from 1 February 2014. Note (38): Expressed as aluminium.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Sodium bicarbonate E500	quantum satis	Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 500, Sodium carbonates
Sodium carbonate E500	quantum satis	Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 500, Sodium carbonates
Sodium sesquicarbonate INS 500(iii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 500, Sodium carbonates.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 500, Sodium carbonates
Yellow prussiate of soda E535	20 mg/kg or mg/l	Authorised under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (57): The maximum level is expressed as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 535-538, Ferrocyanides

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. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (4): The maximum level is expressed as P 2 O 5. E 450 (ix) is not included.

E 551 – 553: Silicon dioxide – silicates — 4 additivesML = 10000. Period of application: from 1 February 2014.