What counts as Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate…?

Limit 250 mg/l (content basis)

• EU food category: Flavoured drinks [14.1.4]

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 · 250 · (1) (2) · maximum applies if E 210 – 213, benzoic acid – benzoates, have also been used

Limit 300 mg/l (content basis)

• EU food category: Flavoured drinks [14.1.4]

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 · 300 · (1) (2) · excluding dairy-based drinks

Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)

• 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 ▼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 · 200 · (1) (2) · only beer in kegs containing more than 0,5 % added fermentable sugar and/or fruit juices or concentrates

Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)

• EU food category: Wine and other products defined in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 [14.2.2]

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 · 200 · (1) (2) · only alcohol-free

Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)

• EU food category: Cider and perry [14.2.3]

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 · 200 · (1) (2)