Schedule- 11
(Relating to Rule 23)
Preservatives are divided into following classes and have to be used as
follows:
(a) First class preservatives:
The following preservatives shall be deemed to be the first class
preservatives, and these preservatives may be added in any quantity
to any food.
(1) Common salt,
(2) Sugar, sugar candy,
(3) Dextrose,
(4) Glucose
(5) Wood smoke
(6) Spices,
(7) Vinegar or acetic acid,
(8) Honey,
(9) Hops, and
(10) Alcohol.
(b) Second class preservatives:
The following substances shall be deemed to be the second class
preservatives.
(a) Sodium or potassium nitrites,
(b) Benzoic acid and salts thereof,
(c) Sulphurous acid and sulphurdioxide,
The preservatives mentioned above have to be used in the following
food in a quantity not exceeding the following

Explanation:
(1) Part per million (ppm) means one part of One Million parts.
(2) Sodium or potassium nitrites shall be used only in the meat of any   other types which may be used to preserve hams or bacons.
(3) Prohibition on the use of more than one second class preservative: The use of more than one second class preservative in
any food is prohibited.