Sodium erythorbate

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

General Information

Chemical nameSodium erythorbate
E No.E 316
INS.316
CAS number6381-77-7
GroupNo

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Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):
category(ies) Individual restriction(s)/exception(s) footnote
  • Heat-treated processed meat (8.3.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 500 mg/kg , only cured meat products and preserved meat products
  • 9 E 315 and E 316 are authorised individually or in combination, maximum limit is expressed as erythorbic acid
  • Unprocessed fish (9.1.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 1500 mg/kg , only frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin
  • 9 E 315 and E 316 are authorised individually or in combination, maximum limit is expressed as erythorbic acid
  • Processed fish and fisheries products including molluscs and crustaceans (9.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Fish roe (9.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 1500 mg/kg , only preserved and semi-preserved fish products
  • 9 E 315 and E 316 are authorised individually or in combination, maximum limit is expressed as erythorbic acid
  • Non-heat-treated processed meat (8.3.1)(legislation: 2015/647, applicable as from 24/02/2015)
  • ML = 500 mg/kg , only cured products and preserved products
  • 9 E 315 and E 316 are authorised individually or in combination, maximum limit is expressed as erythorbic acid

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