text: Sucrose esters are used as food additives in a variety of food. European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC limited the use of sucrose esters under E 473 in each kind of food. No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 20/01/2010; Repealed by [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008R1333 32008R1333] .