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CAA-NDSFG- E 2004-08-24
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supersedes:CAA-NDSFG- E, Rev.4 dated 2004-03-15

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SODIUM METABISULFITE FOOD GRADE (E 223)

PRD-No.: 30042375

1. General

This product is produced and marketed by BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. The units producing and marketing
this product are certified according to ISO 9001:2001. An HACCP concept is implemented. GMP and BRC Global
Standard Food (March 2003 higher level) requirements are fulfilled.

Appearance: white or slightly yellowish, fine crystalline powder, with an odour of SO2
Chemical name: Sodium Metabisulfite, Na2S2O5
CAS no.: 7681-57-4
EINECS no.: 231-673-0

2. Specifications

Parameter Unit Typical value Specification Test method

Na2S2O5 g/100 g 98.0 min. 97.2 ANSI PH 4.276-1980

SO2 g/100 g 66.0 min. 65.5 calculated
S2O3 g/100 g - < 0.05 USP 27
pH value (10 % solution) - < 4.6 4.0 4.8 RCA/S-S-066
NaCl mg/kg 20 max. 50 IC
Heavy metals as Pb mg/kg - max. 10 ICP-AES
As mg/kg < 0.1 <1 AAS
Cr mg/kg - <1 ICP-AES
Cu mg/kg - <1 ICP-AES
Fe mg/kg <3 max. 5 ICP-AES
Hg mg/kg < 0,03 < 0,1 AAS
Ni mg/kg - <1 ICP-AES
Pb mg/kg < 0,1 <1 ICP-AES
Se mg/kg < 0,1 <1 AAS
Zn mg/kg - <1 ICP-AES
Na2SO3 - - pass test EP 2002
Na2SO3 + Na2SO 4 - - remainder calculated

Sodium Metabisulfite Food Grade fulfils the purity criteria for food additives set by EU Directive 96/77/EU, the Joint
(FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) in the Codex Alimentarius as well as the ones
contained in the Food Chemical Codex 2004 5th edition, FCC V. The purity of this product fulfils the specifications
limits of the European Pharmacopoeia 4 2002, US Pharmacopeia 27 2004, British Pharmacopoeia 2003 and
Japanese Pharmacopoeia XIV as well as the DIN EN 12121:1998 norm for chemicals used for treatment of water
intended for human consumption. For use as a food additive, Sodium Metabisulfite Food Grade has a limited
license according to E-No. 223.

The aforementioned data shall constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product at the time of passing of risk. The data
are controlled at regular intervals as part of our quality assurance program. Neither these data nor the properties of product
specimens shall imply any legally binding guarantee of certain properties or of fitness for a specific purpose. No liability of
ours can be derived therefrom.

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