What counts as Nitrates (E 251–252)?

12 rules from Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives

Limit 250 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Traditional dry cured products. (Dry curing process involves dry application of curing mixture containing nitrites and/or nitrates, salt and other components to the surface of the meat followed by a period of stabilisation/maturation) [08.3.4.2]

Depends on: eu food category code

Dates run from 20 Jan 2010 to 9 Oct 2025

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: Nitrates (E 251–252) as defined in European Union

10 rules from Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives

Limit 250 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Other traditional and traditionally cured products (including immersion and dry cured processes used in combination or where nitrite and/or nitrate is included in a compound product or where the curing solution is injected into the product prior to cooking) [08.3.4.3]

Depends on: eu food category code

Dates run from 20 Jan 2010 to 9 Oct 2025

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: Nitrates (E 251–252) as defined in European Union

Limit 500 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans [09.2]

Depends on: eu food category code

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 ▼M110 (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 251–252 · Nitrates · 500 · only pickled herring and sprat Period of application: until 9 October 2025

Limit 270 mg/kg (content basis)

• EU food category: Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans [09.2]

Depends on: eu food category code

In force since 9 Oct 2025

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 9 Oct 2025

The row states a period of application beginning 2025-10-09.

From the consolidated text: E 251–252 · Nitrates · 270 · (XA) (XD) · only pickled herring and sprat Period of application: from 9 October 2025

Limit 150 mg/kg (content basis)

• 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 251-252 · Nitrates · 150 · (30) · only hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese