COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (70/524/EEC)

concerning additives in feeding-stuffs

Emulsifying and stabilizing agents, thickeners and gelling agents

EEC N°	Additive	Chemical name, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Maximum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Other previsions	Period of authorization
E 322	Lecithins	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 400	Alginic acid	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 401	Sodium Alginate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 402	Potassium alginate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 403	Ammonium alginate	-	All species or categories of animals with the exception of aquarium fish	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 404	Calcium alginate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 405	Propane-1,2-diol alginate (Propyleneglycol alginate)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 406	Agar	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 407	Carrageenan	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 410	Locust bean gum (Carob gum)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 411	Tamarind seed flour	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 412	Guar gum	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 413	Tragacanth	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 414	Acacia (Gum arabic)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 415	Xanthan gum	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 418	Gellan gum	Polytetrasaccharide containing glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose (2:1:1) produced by Pseudomonas elodea (ATCC 31466)	Dogs, cats	-	-	-	Feedingstuffs with a moisture content exceeding 20 %
E 420	Sorbitol	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 421	Mannitol	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 422	Glycerol	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 432	Polyoxyethylene(20) -sorbitan monolaurate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	5000 (alone or with the other polysorbates)	Milk replacers only
E 433	Polyoxyethylene (20) -sorbitan monooleate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	5000 (alone or with the other polysorbates)	Milk replacers only
E 434	Polyoxyethylene(20) -sorbitan monopalmitate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	5000 (alone or with the other polysorbates)	Milk replacers only
E 435	Polyoxyethylene(20) -sorbitan monostearate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	5000 (alone or with the other polysorbates)	Milk replacers only
E 436	Polyoxyethylene(20) -sorbitan tristearate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	5000 (alone or with the other polysorbates)	Milk replacers only
E 440	Pectins	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 450 b(i)	Pentasodium triphosphate	-	Dogs, cats	-	-	5000	All feedingstuffs
E 460	Microcrystalline cellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 460 (ii)	Cellulose powder	-		-	-	-
E 461	Methylcellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 462	Ethylcellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 463	Hydroxypropyl cellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 464	Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 465	Ethylmethylcellulose	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 466	Carboxymethyl cellulose (sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether of cellulose)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 470	Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acid, alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 471	Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 472	Mono- and diglycerides of edible fatty acids esterified with the following acids a) acetic; b) lactic; c) citric; d) tartric; e) mono- and diacetyltartric	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids (esters of saccharose and edible fatty acids)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 474	Sucroglycerides (mixture of esters of saccharose and mono- and diglycerides of edible fatty acids)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 475	Polyglycerol esters of non-polymerized edible fatty acids	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 477	Mono-esters of propane-1,2-diol (propyleneglycol) and edible fatty acids, alone or in mixtures with diesters	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 480	Stearoyl-2-lactylic acid	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 481	Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 482	Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 483	Stearyl tartrate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 484	Glyceryl propylene-glycol ricinoleate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 486	Dextrans	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 487	Propyleneglycol ester of fatty acids from soya oil	-	Calves	-	-	6000	Milks replacers only

E487	Propyleneglycol ester of fatty acids from soya oils	-	Calves	-	-	6000	Milk replacers only
E 488	Polyoxyethylated glyceride of tallow fatty acids	-	Calves	-	-	5000	Milk replacers only
E 489	Ether of polyglycerol and of alcohols obtained by the reduction of oleic and palmitic acids	-	Calves	-	-	5000	Milk replacers only
E 490	Propane-1,2-diol	-	Dairy cows	-	-	12000	All feedingstuffs
			Cattle for fattening, calves, lambs, kids, pigs, poultry	-	-	36000	All feedingstuffs
E 491	Sorbitan monostearate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 492	Sorbitan tristearate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 493	Sorbitan monolaurate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 494	Sorbitan monooleate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 495	Sorbitan monopalmitate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 496	Polyethyleneglycol 6000	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	300	All feedingstuffs
E 497	Polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polymers (M.W. 6800-9000)	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	50	All feedingstuffs
E 498	Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil	-	Dogs	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 499	Cassia gum	-	Dogs and cats	-	-	17600	Canned feedingstuffs only