Miscellaneous Food Additives Amendment Regulations

Bread and flour are specifically regulated in the UK, at the time of writing, by the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, The Food Labelling (Amendment) regulations 1998, and the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999. 

Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999 lays down the levels of propionates that can be added to bread. It also notes that propionates can form naturally in the fermentation of bread. 

The EU Regulation on food additives necessary for storage and use of flavourings, including respective conditions for their use, has been established. Following several years of intensive discussion and several drafts. Directive 2003/114/EC amending Miscellaneous Directive 95/2/EC was been published on 22 December 2003 [5, 6]. 

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