Abroad
Food ingredient bans in the United Kingdom
By Rashad Bayram · Published · Last checked
- Bans
- 12
- Restricts
- 2
- Allows
- 2
- Not verified yet
- 0
Against the United States: the United Kingdom is stricter on 13 items and looser on 0. The rules here come from FSA list of approved additives and E numbers.
Compare UK and US side by sideBans · 12
- Potassium bromateKept the EU prohibition.
- Azodicarbonamide (ADA)Kept the EU prohibition.
- PropylparabenKept the EU removal.
- Citrus Red No. 2Not authorised.
- OlestraNever approved.
- RactopamineKept the EU ban.
- rBST / rBGHKept the EU ban.
- Growth hormones in beefKept the EU ban.
- Chemical washes on poultryKept the EU rules after Brexit.
- ParaquatBanned.
- AtrazineNot approved.
- ChlorpyrifosNot approved. Not re-checked in this pass.
Restricts · 2
- Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Same narrow use as the EU.
- GM crop cultivationFew approvals; new gene-editing rules apply in England.
Allows · 2
- Titanium dioxideAllowed in Great Britain after a 2022 review. Northern Ireland follows the EU ban.
- TBHQPermitted.
Not verified yet · 0
None in this dataset.
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