What counts as Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate…?

Limit 2000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners [01.8]

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 ▼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 analogues of cheese based on protein

Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions [02.2.2]

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 · 1 000 · (1) (2) · only fat emulsions (excluding butter) with a fat content of 60 % or more

Limit 2000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions [02.2.2]

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 fat emulsions with a fat content less than 60 %

Limit 20 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Entire fresh fruit and vegetables [04.1.1]

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 ▼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 · 20 · only surface treatment of unpeeled fresh citrus fruit

Limit 1000 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Dried fruit and vegetables [04.2.1]

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 ▼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 · 1 000 · (1) (2) · only dried fruit