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What counts as Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel…?
2 markets define Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel (E 150a,b,d), and they don't all agree. Read each definition below. You tell us if your product contains it; we never guess from its name.
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Definitions
From the consolidated text: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II, line 5900 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Annex II, line 5900(opens in a new tab)From the official list: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II, line 3798 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Annex II, line 3798(opens in a new tab)- Definition
- Additives named by the Part E cell "E 150a,b,d" (Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel); members are the Part B additives in that range
- Listed members
- Plain caramel (1), Caustic sulphite caramel, Sulphite ammonia caramel
- Source
From the consolidated text: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II, line 5900 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Annex II, line 5900(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- Additives named by the Part E cell "E 150a,b,d" (Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel); members are the Part B additives in that range
- Listed members
- Plain caramel (1), Caustic sulphite caramel, Sulphite ammonia caramel
- Source
From the official list: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II, line 3798 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Annex II, line 3798(opens in a new tab)
Rules
Rules that use these definitions
2 rules.
Must meet the conditions of E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel is authorised in food category 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages at quantum satis (no maximum level).
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Beer and malt beverages [14.2.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M40 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.1; row: E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)Must meet the conditions of E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel is authorised in food category 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages at quantum satis (no maximum level).
Official text, current to 28 Jun 2024. legislation.gov.uk point-in-time version 2024-06-28 of Annex II, which the FSA register cites as the terms of authorisation (Annex II was omitted from the revised text from 2025-04-01).
- EU food category: Beer and malt beverages [14.2.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force since 20 Jan 2010
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 20 Jan 2010
Applies in GB from 20 January 2010 (retained Art. 35); the Annex text is the version in force on 2024-06-28, the last before Annex II was omitted from the revised legislation on 1 April 2025 (S.I. 2025/361); the FSA register keeps these terms of authorisation. Amendment dates of single rows not tracked.
From the official list: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex rows, Part E, category 14.2.1; row: E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)- ConformityEUPlain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel (E 150a,b,d) as defined in European Union
Must meet the conditions of E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel is authorised in food category 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages at quantum satis (no maximum level).
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Beer and malt beverages [14.2.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M40 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.1; row: E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- ConformityGBPlain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel (E 150a,b,d) as defined in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)
Must meet the conditions of E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel is authorised in food category 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages at quantum satis (no maximum level).
Official text, current to 28 Jun 2024. legislation.gov.uk point-in-time version 2024-06-28 of Annex II, which the FSA register cites as the terms of authorisation (Annex II was omitted from the revised text from 2025-04-01).
- Applies when
- EU food category: Beer and malt beverages [14.2.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force since 20 Jan 2010
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 20 Jan 2010
Applies in GB from 20 January 2010 (retained Art. 35); the Annex text is the version in force on 2024-06-28, the last before Annex II was omitted from the revised legislation on 1 April 2025 (S.I. 2025/361); the FSA register keeps these terms of authorisation. Amendment dates of single rows not tracked.
- Source
From the official list: E 150a,b,d · Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · quantum satis
Annex rows, Part E, category 14.2.1; row: E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as retained in GB, Annex II (domestic list) as in force on 2024-06-28(opens in a new tab)
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