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E Number
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E332 |
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Name
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Potassium citrates |
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Class
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Others |
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Groups
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Group I |
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Additional details
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Antioxidant, flavor regulator, acidity regulator, acidulants |
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Origin
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Natural or synthetic |
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Common sources
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Common applications
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Juices, refreshments, tonic and gaseous drinks, vegetable drinks, sauces, snacks, meat products, fish, beers, olives, caramels, pastry, biscuits, sandwiches, ham, mustard, candies, yogurts, gelatins, marmalade, shakes |
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Observations
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No adverse effects were observed |
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Evaluation
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Innocuous |
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Conditions of use in food categories
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Category Number
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Category Name
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Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)
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Details
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Restrictions/exceptions
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01.5
| Dehydrated milk as defined by Directive 2001/114/EC | quantum satis | | |
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02.1
| Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat) | quantum satis | | except virgin oils and olive oils |
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04.1.2
| Peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | only refrigerated unprocessed fruit and vegetables ready for consumption and prepacked unprocessed and peeled potatoes |
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04.1.3
| Frozen fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | |
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04.2.3
| Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | |
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04.2.4.2
| Compote, excluding products covered by category 16 | quantum satis | | |
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08.1.2
| Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | | only gehakt and prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat |
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09.1.1
| Unprocessed fish | quantum satis | | |
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09.1.2
| Unprocessed molluscs and crustaceans | quantum satis | | |
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13.1.1
| Infant formulae as defined by Commission Directive 2006/141/EC (18) | | E 331 and E 332 are authorised individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Directives 2006/141/EC, 2006/125/EC, 1999/21/EC | |
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13.1.2
| Follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC | quantum satis | E 331 and E 332 are authorised individually or in combination and in conformity with the limits set in Directives 2006/141/EC, 2006/125/EC, 1999/21/EC | |
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13.1.3
| Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19) | quantum satis | | only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment |
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13.1.4
| Other foods for young children | | | |
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13.1.5.1
| Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants | quantum satis | | |
