6.2.1 Flours
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 6.2.
Listed for this category
| Additive | Maximum level | Conditions | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascorbic acid E300 | quantum satis | — | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| L-Cysteine E920 | quantum satis | — | Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024) |
| Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix) | 15,000 mg/kg or mg/l | Only self raising flour. Note (4): The maximum level is expressed as P 2 O 5. Note (81): The total amount of phosphates shall not exceed the maximum level for E 338 - 452. | 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 additives(1) ML 2500: no further restriction; (2) ML 20000: only self-raising flour. 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.
- 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