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. 2018 Jul 27;16(7):e05372. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5372

Table 7.

MPL of sodium aluminium phosphate (E 541) in foods according to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

Food category number Food categories E‐number Restrictions/exception MPL (mg/L or mg/kg as appropriate)
07.2 Fine bakery wares E 541 Only sponge cakes produced from contrasting coloured segments held together by jam or spreading jelly and encased by a flavoured sugar paste (the maximum limit applies only to the sponge part of the cake)a 400b

MPL: maximum permitted level.

a

Period of application: from 1 February 2014.

Until 31 January 2014: only scones and sponge wares, MPL: 1,000 mg/kg.

b

Expressed as aluminium.