Table 10.
MPLs of E 171 in foods according to the Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
| Food category number | Food category name | E‐number/group | Restrictions/exceptions | MPL (mg/L or mg/kg as appropriate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.4 | Flavoured fermented milk products including heat‐treated products | Group II | QS | |
| 01.5 | Dehydrated milk as defined by Directive 2001/114/EC | Group II | Except unflavoured products | QS |
| 01.6.3 | Other creams | Group II | Only flavoured creams | QS |
| 01.7.1 | Unripened cheese, excluding products falling in category 16 | Group II | Only flavoured unripened cheese | QS |
| 01.7.3 | Edible cheese rind. | Group II | QS | |
| 01.7.4 | Whey cheese | Group II | QS | |
| 01.7.5 | Processed cheese | Group II | Only flavoured processed cheese | QS |
| 01.7.6 | Cheese products, excluding products falling in category 16 | Group II | Only flavoured unripened products | QS |
| 01.8 | Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners | Group II | QS | |
| 03 | Edible ices | Group II | QS | |
| 04.2.4.1 | Fruit and vegetable preparations, excluding compote | Group II | Only mostarda di frutta | QS |
| 04.2.4.1 | Fruit and vegetable preparations, excluding compote | E 171 | Only seaweed based fish roe analogues | QS |
| 04.2.5.3 | Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads | Group II | Except crème de pruneaux | QS |
| 05.2 | Other confectionery including breath‐refreshening microsweets | Group II | QS | |
| 05.3 | Chewing gum | Group II | QS | |
| 05.4 | Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit‐based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | Group II | QS | |
| 06.3 | Breakfast cereals | Group II | Only breakfast cereals other than extruded, puffed and/or fruit‐flavoured breakfast cereals | QS |
| 06.5 | Noodles | Group II | QS | |
| 06.6 | Batters | Group II | QS | |
| 06.7 | Pre‐cooked or processed cereals | Group II | QS | |
| 07.2 | Fine bakery wares | Group II | QS | |
| 08.3.3 | Casings and coatings and decorations for meat | Group II | Except edible external coating of pasturmas | QS |
| 09.2 | Processed fish and fishery products, including molluscs and crustaceans | Group II | only surimi and similar products and salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma, Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus | QS |
| 09.2 | Processed fish and fishery products, including molluscs and crustaceans | E 171 | Only fish paste and crustacean paste | QS |
| 09.2 | Processed fish and fishery products, including molluscs and crustaceans | E 171 | Only precooked crustacean | QS |
| 09.2 | Processed fish and fishery products, including molluscs and crustaceans | E 171 | Only smoked fish | QS |
| 09.3 | Fish roe | Group II | Except Sturgeons’ eggs (caviar) | QS |
| 12.2.2 | Seasonings and condiments | Group II | Only seasonings, for example, curry powder, tandoori | QS |
| 12.4 | Mustard. | Group II | QS | |
| 12.5 | Soups and broths | Group II | QS | |
| 12.6 | Sauces | Group II | Excluding tomato‐based sauces | QS |
| 12.7 | Salads and savoury‐based sandwich spreads | Group II | QS | |
| 12.9 | Protein products, excluding products covered in category 1.8 | Group II | QS | |
| 13.2 | Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5) | Group II | QS | |
| 13.3 | Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet) | Group II | QS | |
| 13.4 | Foods suitable for people intolerant to gluten as defined by Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 | Group II | QS | |
| 14.1.4 | Flavoured drinks | Group II | Excluding chocolate milk and malt products | QS |
| 14.2.3 | Cider and perry | Group II | Excluding cidre bouché | QS |
| 14.2.4 | Fruit wine and made wine | Group II | Excluding wino owocowe markowe | QS |
| 14.2.5 | Mead | Group II | QS | |
| 14.2.6 | Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 | Group II | Except spirit drinks as defined in Article 5(1) and sales denominations listed in Annex II, paragraphs 1–14 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and spirits (preceded by the name of the fruit) obtained by maceration and distillation, Geist (with the name of the fruit or the raw material used), London Gin, Sambuca, Maraschino, Marrasquino or Maraskino and Mistrà | QS |
| 14.2.7.3 | Aromatised wine‐product cocktails | Group II | QS | |
| 14.2.8 | Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non‐alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15% of alcohol | Group II | QS | |
| 15.1 | Potato‐, cereal‐, flour‐ or starch‐based snacks | Group II | QS | |
| 15.2 | Processed nuts | Group II | QS | |
| 16 | Desserts, excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4 | Group II | QS | |
| 17.1 | Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children | Group II | QS | |
| 17.2 | Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children | Group II | QS |
MPL: maximum permitted level.