Editing E number (section)

==Numbering schemes==
The numbering scheme follows that of the [[International Numbering System for Food Additives|International Numbering System]] (INS) as determined by the ''[[Codex Alimentarius]]'' committee,<ref name=ncsi>{{cite web | last = [[Codex Alimentarius]] | title = Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives (Ref: CAC/GL #36 publ. 1989, revised 2009, amended 2011) | url = http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf | access-date = 15 December 2011 | archive-date = 6 February 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070206034842/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> though only a subset of the INS additives are approved for use in the European Union as food additives. Outside the European continent plus Russia, E numbers are also encountered on food labelling in other jurisdictions, including the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf]], South Africa, Australia, New Zealand,<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf Food Standards Australia New Zealand] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406040011/http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf |date=6 April 2011 }}, website</ref> Malaysia, Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/food_leg/food_leg_lgfa.html|title=Centre for Food Safety|website=www.cfs.gov.hk|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614055211/http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/food_leg/food_leg_lgfa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and India.