6.7 Pre-cooked or processed cereals

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.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472aquantum satis

only quick-cook rice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E471quantum satis

only quick-cook rice.

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 200 – 202: Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate (SA) — 2 additives(1) ML 200: only polenta; (2) ML 2000: only Semmelknödelteig. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid.
E 310–320: Propyl gallate, TBHQ and BHA — 3 additivesML = 200. only pre-cooked cereals. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination.
E 481–482: Stearoyl-2-lactylates — 2 additivesML = 4000. only quick-cook rice. Note (2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid.
Group I — 167 additivesquantum satis.
Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis — 25 additivesquantum satis.