E242

Dimethyl dicarbonate

E Number	E242
Name	Dimethyl dicarbonate
Class	Preservatives
Groups
Additional details	Preservative, antiseptic
Origin	Synthetic
Common applications	Wines, refreshments, juices, isotonic drinks, teas, flavored water
Observations	At high doses is toxic because release high amounts of methanol during its decomposition.
Evaluation	To avoid

Category Number	Category Name	Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)	Details	Restrictions/exceptions
14.1.4	Flavoured drinks	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable
14.1.5.2	Other	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable	only liquid tea concentrate
14.2.2	Wine and other products defined by Regulation (EEC) No 1234/2007, and alcohol-free counterparts	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable	only alcohol-free
14.2.3	Cider and perry	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable
14.2.4	Fruit wine and made wine	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable	only fruit wines and alcohol-reduced wine
14.2.7.1	Aromatised wines	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable
14.2.7.2	Aromatised wine-based drinks	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable
14.2.7.3	Aromatised wine-product cocktails	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable
14.2.8	Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol	250	Ingoing amount, residues not detectable	only wine-based drinks