Non-Vegan E-numbers

Here will be a list of all the chemicals classified under the E-number scheme that are not suitable for vegans:
[E120] - Cochineal
[E441] - Gelatin(e)
[E542] - Bone Phosphate
[E631,635] Disodium flavour enhancers
[E901] - Beeswax
[E904] - Shellac
[E910,920,921] - L-cysteine
[E913] - Lanolin
These ingredients can be suitable for vegans but may not. For more information on some of them click on them.
[E161g] - Canthaxanthin
[E153] - Carbon black
[E252] - Potassium Nitrate
[E270] - Lactic Acid
[E322] - Lecithin
[E325-29]-Lactate salts
[E422] - Glycerine/Glycerol
[E427b] - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
[E430-436] - polyoxyethylene's
[E422] - Ammonium phosphatides
[E470-E479] - (esters of) fatty acids
[E481-3] - Lactate and Stearic acids
[E491-495] - Sorbitans
[E570] - Stearic Acid
[E572] - Magnesium, calcium stearate
[E585] - Ferrous lactate