What counts as Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate…?

Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)

• EU food category: Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % [14.2.8]

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 ▼M112 (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 200-202 · Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate · 200 · (1) (2) · only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %

Limit 500 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4 [16]

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 ▼M123 (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 200-202 · Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate · 500 · (1) (2) · only non-heat-treated plant-based mousses

Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4 [16]

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 ▼M116 (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 200-202 · Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate · 1 000 · (1) (2) · only frugtgrød, rote Grütze and pasha; fruit-flavoured water-based gelatine desserts

Limit 2000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4 [16]

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 ▼M76 (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 200-202 · Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate · 2 000 · (1) (2) · only ostkaka

Must meet the conditions of E 200-202 Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate is authorised in food category 01.7.2 Ripened cheese at quantum satis (no maximum level).

• EU food category: Ripened cheese [01.7.2]

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 200-202 · Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate · quantum satis · only ripened products surface treatment