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APÉNDICE V - ANTEPROYECTO DE ADICIONES A LOS CUADROS 1 Y2 DE LA NORMA GENERAL DEL CODEX PARA LOS ADITIVOS ALIMENTARIOS

(Presented in Table 1 Format Only, Does not include provisions adopted at Step 5 by the 45th session of the Codex Executive Committee)

Additives Permitted for Use Under Specified Conditions in Certain Food Categories or Individual Food Items

ACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Acesulfame Potassium

INS: 950


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

500 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

GMP


5

05.1.3

Cocoa and chocolate products (e.g., milk chocolate bar, chocolate flakes, white chocolate) other than food categories 05.1.1, 05.1.2 and 05.1.4

1000 mg/kg


5

09.3

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

600 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP


5


ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL

Acetic Acid, Glacial

INS: 260


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

5000 mg/kg


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5


ACETIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol INS: 472a


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

10000 mg/kg


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

10000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

5000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

5000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

5000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE

Acetylated Distarch Adipate

INS: 1422


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

25000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


ACETYLATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Acetylated Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1414


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

10000 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

25000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


ACID TREATED STARCH

Acid Treated Starch

INS: 1401


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


ADIPATES

Adipic Acid

INS: 355

Potassium Adipate

INS: 357

Sodium Adipate

INS: 356

Ammonium Adipate

INS: 359


Function: Acidity Regulator, Firming Agent, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6.4

Processed cheese

5000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

5000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

1000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

30000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

1000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

1000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

12.5

Soups and broths

20 mg/kg

Note 1

5

12.6

Sauces and like products

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

2000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

2000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

10000 mg/kg

Note 1

5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

1000 mg/kg

Notes 1 & 2

5


AGAR

Agar

INS: 406


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Filler, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

4000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

20000 mg/kg

Notes 3 & 53

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


ALGINIC ACID

Alginic Acid

INS: 400


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

300 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5


ALITAME

Alitame

INS: 956


Function: Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

GMP


5


ALKALINE TREATED STARCH

Alkaline Treated Starch

INS: 1402


Function: Bulking Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


ALLURA RED AC

Allura Red AC

INS: 129


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

50 mg/lg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5


ALPHA-AMYLASE (ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE VAR.)

Alpha-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae var.)

INS: 1100


Function: Adjuvant, Enzyme, Flour Treatment Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


ALUMINIUM AMMONIUM SULPHATE

Aluminium Ammonium Sulphate

INS: 523


Function: Firming Agent, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.2.2.3

Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soy sauce

GMP

Note 6

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg

Note 6

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

2000 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 6

5


ALUMINIUM SILICATE

Aluminium Silicate

INS: 559


Function: Adjuvant, Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

10000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


AMARANTH

Amaranth

INS: 123


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

300 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

300 mg/kg


5

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

09.4

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

300 mg/kg


5

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5


AMMONIUM ALGINATE

Ammonium Alginate

INS: 403


Function: Emulsifier, Thickener, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

300 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5


AMMONIUM CARBONATE

Ammonium Carbonate

INS: 503i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate

INS: 503ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


ANNATTO EXTRACTS

Annatto Extracts

INS: 160b


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.2.2

Emulsions containing less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine)

30 mg/kg

Note 9

5

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

GMP


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

25 mg/kg

Note 9

5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

25 mg/kg

Note 9

5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

30 mg/kg

Note 9

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

12 mg/kg

Note 8

5

07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

GMP


5

07.2.1

Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g., fruit-filled or custard types)

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

07.2.2

Other fine bakery products (e.g., doughnuts, sweet rolls, scones, and muffins)

40 mg/kg

Note 9

5

07.2.3

Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g., cakes, pancakes)

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

50 mg/kg

Note 9

5

08.3.1.3

Fermented non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

50 mg/kg

Note 9

5

08.3.2

Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

50 mg/kg

Note 9

5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

60 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

30 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

30 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

09.3

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

15 mg/kg

Note 9

5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

30 mg/kg

Note 9

5

12.4

Mustards

100 mg/kg

Note 8

5

12.5

Soups and broths

150 mg/kg

Note 8

5

12.6

Sauces and like products

100 mg/kg

Note 8

5

13.6

Food supplements

GMP


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

300 mg/kg

Note 9

5


ASCORBIC ACID

Ascorbic Acid

INS: 300


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

200 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

500 mg/kg


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

100 mg/kg


5

06.2

Flours and starches

300 mg/kg


5

08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

2000 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

400 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg


5

12.8

Yeast and like products

200 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

3000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

540 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

400 mg/kg

Note 72

5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

400 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

200 mg/kg


5


ASCORBYL ESTERS

Ascorbyl Palmitate

INS: 304

Ascorbyl Stearate

INS: 305


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6.2.1

Total ripened cheese, includes rind

500 mg/kg

Note 10

5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

500 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 10

5

02.3

Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

500 mg/kg

Note 10

5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg

Notes 10 & 15

5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

500 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 10

5

05.0

Confectionery

500 mg/kg

Notes 10 & 15

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 10

5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

500 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 10

5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

5000 mg/kg

Note 10

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

500 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 10

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

500 mg/kg

Note 10

5

12.1

Salt

500 mg/kg

Note 10

5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

500 mg/kg

Note 10

5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

1000 mg/kg

Notes 10 & 15

5


ASPARTAME

Aspartame

INS: 951


Function: Flavor Enhancer, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.3

Clotted cream

GMP


5

01.4.4

Cream analogues

1000 mg/kg


5

01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

GMP


5

01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

2000 mg/kg


5

01.5.3

Milk and cream (blend) powder (plain and flavoured)

GMP


5

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP


5

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

1000 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

3000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

GMP


5

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

3000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

3000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

3000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

2000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

3000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

2000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

1000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

1000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

1000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

2500 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

1000 mg/kg


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

2500 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

10000 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

4000 mg/kg


5

08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

300 mg/kg


5

08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

300 mg/kg


5

09.2

Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

10.2.3

Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products

1000 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

1000 mg/kg


5

12.5

Soups and broths

600 mg/kg


5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

2000 mg/kg


5

14.1.3

Fruit and vegetable nectars

2000 mg/kg


5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

700 mg/kg


5

14.2.5

Mead

700 mg/kg


5

14.2.6.1

Spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

700 mg/kg


5

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

1000 mg/kg


5


BEET RED

Beet Red

INS: 162


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

1000 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


BENZOYL PEROXIDE

Benzoyl Peroxide

INS: 928


Function: Bleaching Agent (Not for Flour), Flour Treatment Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6.2.1

Total ripened cheese, includes rind

1000 mg/kg

Note 55

5


BHA

Butylated Hydroxyanisole

INS: 320


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.3

Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including

200 mg/kg


5


mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions




03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg

Note 15

5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

32 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

100 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or

1000 mg/kg

Note 15

5


"electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks





BHT

Butylated Hydroxytoluene

INS: 321


Function: Adjuvant, Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

90 mg/kg

Note 2

5

02.3

Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

200 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

100 mg/kg

Note 15

5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

90 mg/kg

Note 2

5

04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

100 mg/kg


5

05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

90 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

90 mg/kg

Note 2

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

90 mg/kg

Note 2

5

15.2

Processed nuts, including covered nuts and nut mixtures (withe.g., dried fruit)

200 mg/kg


5


BLEACHED STARCH

Bleached Starch

INS: 1403


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


BRILLIANT BLUE FCF

Brilliant Blue FCF

INS: 133


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

150 mg/kg


5

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 3

5

07.0

Bakery wares

100 mg/kg


5


BROMELAIN

Bromelain

INS: 1101iii


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Flour Treatment Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CALCIUM ACETATE

Calcium Acetate

INS: 263


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

1500 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


CALCIUM ALGINATE

Calcium Alginate

INS: 404


Function: Antifoaming Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

6000 mg/kg


5

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

6000 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

300 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

4000 mg/kg


5


CALCIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE (SYNTHETIC)

Calcium Aluminium Silicate (Synthetic)

INS: 556


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CALCIUM ASCORBATE

Calcium Ascorbate

INS: 302


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

400 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 15

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

3000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CALCIUM CARBONATE

Calcium Carbonate

INS: 170i


Function: Anticaking Agent, Acidity Regulator, Colour, Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

2220 mg/kg


5

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP

Note 57

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

1500 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

3500 mg/kg


5


CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Calcium Chloride

INS: 509


Function: Firming Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

4000 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

15000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

2000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

3200 mg/kg


5


CALCIUM CITRATE

Calcium Citrate

INS: 333


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Firming Agent, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


CALCIUM GLUCONATE

Calcium Gluconate

INS: 578


Function: Acidity Regulator, Firming Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

1000 mg/kg

Note 58

5


CALCIUM GLUTAMATE, Dl-L-

Calcium Glutamate, Dl-L-

INS: 623


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


CALCIUM GUANYLATE, 5'-

Calcium Guanylate, 5'-

INS: 629


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

Calcium Hydroxide

INS: 526


Function: Acidity Regulator, Firming Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

1000 mg/kg

Note 58

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


CALCIUM INOSINATE, 5'-

Calcium Inosinate, 5'-

INS: 633


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


CALCIUM LACTATE

Calcium Lactate

INS: 327


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Firming Agent, Stabilzer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

6000 mg/kg


5

12.1

Salt

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


CALCIUM MALATE

Calcium Malate

INS: 352ii


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CALCIUM OXIDE

Calcium Oxide

INS: 529


Function: Acidity Regulator, Flour Treatment Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5


CALCIUM RIBONUCLEOTIDES, 5'-

Calcium Ribonucleotides, 5'-

INS: 634


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


CALCIUM SILICATE

Calcium Silicate

INS: 552


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5


CALCIUM SULPHATE

Calcium Sulphate

INS: 516


Function: Acidity Regulator, Bulking Agent, Firming Agent, Flour Treatment Agent, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

800 mg/kg

Note 58

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

3500 mg/kg


5

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP

Note 57

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

5000 mg/kg

Note 54

5

14.2.3

Wines

2000 mg/kg


5


CANTHAXANTHIN

Canthaxanthin

INS: 161g


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6

Cheese

GMP


5

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

GMP


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

GMP


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

50 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

100 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

200 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP


5

12.6

Sauces and like products

100 mg/kg


5

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

5 mg/kg


5

14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

5 mg/kg


5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

5 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

5 mg/kg


5

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

5 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

GMP


5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

GMP

Note 2

5


CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS I

Caramel Colour, Class I - Plain

INS: 150a


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg

Note 12

5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

600 mg/kg


5


CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS III

Caramel Colour, Class III - Ammonia Process

INS: 150c


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.2.1.2

Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)

GMP


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

GMP


5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

GMP


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

GMP


5

07.1.2

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

GMP


5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

GMP


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS IV

Caramel Colour, Class IV - Ammonia Sulphite Process

INS: 150d


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.2.1.2

Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)

GMP


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

GMP


5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

GMP


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

GMP


5

06.7

Rice cakes (Oriental type only)

GMP


5

07.1.2

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

GMP


5

12.3

Vinegars

1000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

GMP


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


CARBON DIOXIDE

Carbon Dioxide

INS: 290


Function: Adjuvant, Carbonating Agent, Packing Gas

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

GMP

Note 59

5

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

GMP

Note 59

5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP

Note 59

5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP

Note 59

5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP

Note 59

5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 59

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP

Note 59

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

100 mg/kg

Note 59

5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 59

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 59

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP

Note 69

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP

Note 59

5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP

Note 60

5


CARMINES

Carmines

INS: 120


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5


CAROB BEAN GUM

Carob Bean Gum

INS: 410


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

5000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

20000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5


CAROTENES, VEGETABLE

Carotenes, Natural Extracts, (Vegetable)

INS: 160aii


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

2000 mg/kg


5


CAROTENOIDS

Beta-Carotene (Synthetic)

INS: 160ai

Beta-Apo-8'-Carotenoic Acid, Methyl or Ethyl Ester

INS: 160f

Beta-Apo-8'-Carotenal

INS: 160e


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

10 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

500 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

100 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

100 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

100 mg/kg


5


CARRAGEENAN

Carrageenan

INS: 407


Function: Emulsifier, Filler, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.1

Milk, including sterilized and UHT goats milk

10000 mg/kg


5

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

500 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

8330 mg/kg

Notes 37 & 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

5000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

3000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

3000 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CHLOROPHYLLS

Chlorophylls

INS: 140


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 4

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

1000 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


CHLOROPHYLLS, COPPER COMPLEXES

Chlorophylls, Copper Complex

INS: 141i

Chlorophyllin Copper Complex, Sodium and Potassium Salts

INS: 141ii


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

6.4 mg/kg

Note 62

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

30 mg/kg

Note 62

5

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

GMP


5


CITRIC ACID

Citric Acid

INS: 330


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

1500 mg/kg

Note 63

5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

100 mg/kg

Note 15

5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

2000 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

100 mg/kg

Note 15

5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

25000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

700 mg/kg


5


CITRIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Citric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol

INS: 472c


Function: Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

10000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


CURCUMIN

Curcumin

INS: 100i


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6

Cheese

GMP


5

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5


CYCLAMATES

Cyclamic Acid (and Sodium, Potassium, Calcium Salts

INS: 952


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

GMP

Note 17

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP

Note 17

5

13.6

Food supplements

1250 mg/kg


5


DEXTRINS, WHITE AND YELLOW, ROASTED STARCH

Dextrins, White and Yellow Roasted Starch

INS: 1400


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

20000 mg/kg

Notes 3 & 53

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


DIACETYLTARTARIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Diacetyltartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol

INS: 472e


Function: Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

5000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

5000 mg/kg


5


DIMETHYL DICARBONATE

Dimethyl Dicarbonate

INS: 242


Function: Preservative

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.2

Cider and perry

250 mg/kg

Note 18

5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

250 mg/kg

Note 18

5

14.2.5

Mead

200 mg/kg

Note 18

5


DIPOTASSIUM GUANYLATE, 5'-

Dipotassium Guanylate, 5'-

INS: 628


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


DIPOTASSIUM INOSINATE, 5'-

Dipotassium Inosinate, 5'-

INS: 632


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and

GMP

Note 51

5


condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)





DISODIUM GUANYLATE, 5'-

Disodium Guanylate, 5'-

INS: 627


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


DISODIUM INOSINATE, 5'-

Disodium Inosinate, 5'-

INS: 631


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


DISODIUM RIBONUCLEOTIDES, 5'-

Disodium Ribonucleotides, 5'-

INS: 635


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1412


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

25000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


ENZYME TREATED STARCH

Enzyme Treated Starch

INS: 1405


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilzer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


ERYTHORBIC ACID

Erythorbic Acid

INS: 315

Isoascorbic Acid

INS: 315


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Rentention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

100 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

100 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

500 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1500 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 15

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


ERYTHROSINE

Erythrosine

INS: 127


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

300 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

300 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

300 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

300 mg/kg


5

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

09.4

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

300 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

300 mg/kg


5

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

300 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

300 mg/kg

Note 2

5


ETHYL MALTOL

Ethyl Maltol

INS: 637


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.2

Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drinks)

200 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

200 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

200 mg/kg


5

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

200 mg/kg


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

100 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

100 mg/kg


5


FAST GREEN FCF

Fast Green FCF

INS: 143


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

100 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

100 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

100 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

100 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

100 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

100 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

100 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

100 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

100 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

100 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

100 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

100 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

100 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

100 mg/kg


5

09.4

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

100 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

100 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

100 mg/kg


5

12.6.1

Emulsified sauces (e.g., mayonnaise, salad dressing)

100 mg/kg


5


FUMARIC ACID

Fumaric Acid

INS: 297


Function: Acidity Regulator, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

1000 mg/kg

Note 2

5

14.2.3

Wines

3000 mg/kg


5


GELLAN GUM

Gellan Gum

INS: 418


Function: Thickener, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

500 mg/kg


5


GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE

Glucono Delta

Lactone INS: 575


Function: Acidity Regulator, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5


GLUCOSE OXIDASE (ASPERGILLUS NIGER VAR.)

Glucose Oxidase (Aspergillus niger var.)

INS: 1102


Function: Antioxidant, Preservative, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


GLYCEROL

Glycerol

INS: 422


Function: Emulsifier, Humectant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT

Grape Skin Extract

INS: 163ii


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

GMP


5

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

500 mg/kg


5

14.2.3.3

Fortified wine and liquor wine

GMP


5


GUAIAC RESIN

Guaiac Resin

INS: 314


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.6

Sauces and like products

600 mg/kg


5


GUANYLIC ACID, 5'-

Guanylic Acid, 5'-

INS: 626


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


GUAR GUM

Guar Gum

INS: 412


Function: Bulking Agent, EmulsifierStabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

20000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

20000 mg/kg


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg


5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

20000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5


GUM ARABIC

Gum Arabic

INS: 414


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Filler, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

15000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

83000 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg

Note 65

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

20000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5


HYDROCHLORIC ACID

Hydrochloric Acid

INS: 507


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


HYDROXYBENZOATES, p-

Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 214

Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 218

Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 216


Function: Preservative

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

100 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

100 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.2.3

Wines

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg

Note 27

5

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

5


HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

INS: 463


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1442


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE

Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose

INS: 464


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


HYDROXYPROPYL STARCH

Hydroxypropyl Starch

INS: 1440


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

25000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


INDIGOTINE

Indigotine

INS: 132


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

300 mg/kg


5

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

300 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5


INOSINIC ACID, 5'-

Inosinic Acid, 5'-

INS: 630


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


INSOLUBLE POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

Insoluble Polyvinylpyrrolidone

INS: 1202


Function: Colour Retention Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.3

Wines

7190 mg/kg

Note 18

5


IRON OXIDES

Iron Oxide, Black

INS: 172i

Iron Oxide, Yellow

INS: 172iii

Iron Oxide, Red

INS: 172ii


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

100 mg/kg


5


ISOMALT

Isomalt

INS: 953


Function: Anticaking Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Glazing Agent, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


KARAYA GUM

Karaya Gum

INS: 416


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

200 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5


KONJAC FLOUR

Konjac Flour

INS: 425


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

10000 mg/kg

Note 54

5


LACTIC ACID (L-, D- and Dl-)

Lactic Acid (L-, D- and Dl-)

INS: 270


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

6000 mg/kg


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

15000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


LACTIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Lactic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol

INS: 472b


Function: Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

10000 mg/kg


5

02.1.1

Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee

GMP


5

02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

GMP


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

80000 mg/kg


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

5000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

5000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

5000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


LACTITOL

Lactitol

INS: 966


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


LECITHIN

Lecithin

INS: 322


Function: Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

30000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

20000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

06.2

Flours and starches

2000 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

3000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


LYSOZYME HYDROCHLORIDE

Lysozyme Hydrochloride

INS: 1105


Function: Preservative

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6

Cheese

GMP


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

500 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

500 mg/kg


5


MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

Magnesium Carbonate

INS: 504i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Colour Retention Agent,

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP

Note 57

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other

GMP


5


hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa




14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

Magnesium Chloride

INS: 511


Function: Colour Retention Agent, Firming Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

2260 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


MAGNESIUM GLUTAMATE, Dl-L-

Magnesium Glutamate, Dl-L-

INS: 625


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate

INS: 504ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Firming Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

Magnesium Hydroxide

INS: 528


Function: Acidity Regulator, Colour Retention Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


MAGNESIUM OXIDE

Magnesium Oxide

INS: 530


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5


MAGNESIUM SILICATE (SYNTHETIC)

Magnesium Silicate (Synthetic)

INS: 553i


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5


MALIC ACID (DL-)

Malic Acid (DL)

INS: 296


Function: Acidity Regulator, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP


5

02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

100 mg/kg


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

100 mg/kg


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

3500 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


MALTITOL and MALTITOL SYRUP

Maltitol and Maltitol Syrup

INS: 965


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


MALTOL

Maltol

INS: 636


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.2

Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drinks)

200 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

200 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

200 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

200 mg/kg


5

05.3

Chewing gum

200 mg/kg


5

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

200 mg/kg


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

250 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

250 mg/kg


5


MANNITOL

Mannitol

INS: 421


Function: Anticaking Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


METHYL CELLULOSE

Methyl Cellulose

INS: 461


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


METHYL ETHYL CELLULOSE

Methyl Ethyl Cellulose

INS: 465


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE

Microcrystalline Cellulose

INS: 460i


Function: Anticaking Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

20000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

20000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2

Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10000 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


MINERAL OIL

Mineral Oil

INS: 905a


Function: Adjuvant, Antioxidant, Glazing Agent, Humectant, Release Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

200 mg/kg

Note 67

5

08.3.2

Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

30 mg/kg

Note 67

5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

50000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

6000 mg/kg


5


MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES

Mono- and Diglycerides

INS: 471


Function: Antifoaming Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

2000 mg/kg


5

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

1000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1.1

Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee

20000 mg/kg


5

02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

20000 mg/kg


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

100000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

20000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

30000 mg/kg

Note 64

5

08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2

Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

6000 mg/kg


5

12.1

Salt

5000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

5000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

5000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

5000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

15000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

18 mg/kg


5


MONOAMMONIUM GLUTAMATE, L-

Monoammonium Glutamate, L-

INS: 624


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


MONOPOTASSIUM GLUTAMATE, L-

Monopotassium Glutamate, L-

INS: 622


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, L-

Monosodium Glutamate, L-

INS: 621


Function: Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


MONOSTARCH PHOSPHATE

Monostarch Phosphate

INS: 1410


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


NITROGEN

Nitrogen

INS: 941


Function: Propellant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

GMP

Note 59

5

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

GMP

Note 59

5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP

Note 59

5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP

Note 59

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP

Note 59

5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 59

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 59

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP

Note 59

5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP

Note 59

5


OXIDIZED STARCH

Oxidized Starch

INS: 1404


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilzer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


OXYSTEARIN

Oxystearin

INS: 387


Function: Antifoaming Agent, Crystallization Inhibitor, Release Agent, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

1250 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.2

Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)

1250 mg/kg


5

02.2.2

Emulsions containing less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine)

1250 mg/kg


5

02.3

Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

1250 mg/kg


5


PAPAIN

Papain

INS: 1101ii


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Flour Treatment Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


PECTINS (AMIDATED AND NON-AMIDATED)

Pectins (Amidated and Non-Amidated)

INS: 440


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

GMP


5

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

20000 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

20000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


PHOSPHATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Phosphated Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1413


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

60000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg


5


PHOSPHATES

Orthophosphoric Acid

INS: 338

Disodium Orthophosphate

INS: 339ii

Monopotassium Orthophosphate

INS: 340i

Tripotassium Orthophosphate

INS: 340iii

Dicalcium Orthophosphate

INS: 341ii

Monoammonium Orthophosphate

INS: 342i

Dimagnesium Orthophosphate

INS: 343ii

Disodium Diphosphate

INS: 450i

Tetrapotassium Diphosphate

INS: 450v

Pentasodium Triphosphate

INS: 451i

Sodium Polyphosphate

INS: 452i

Calcium Polyphosphates

INS: 452iv

Bone Phosphate

INS: 542

Monosodium Orthophosphate

INS: 339i

Trisodium Orthophosphate

INS: 339iii

Dipotassium Orthophosphate

INS: 340ii

Monocalcium Orthophosphate

INS: 341i

Tricalcium Orthophosphate

INS: 341iii

Diammonium Orthophosphate

INS: 342ii

Trimagnesium Orthophosphate

INS: 343iii

Tetrasodium Diphosphate

INS: 450iii

Dicalcium Diphosphate

INS: 450vi

Pentapotassium Triphosphate

INS: 451ii

Potassium Polyphosphate

INS: 452ii

Ammonium Polyphosphates

INS: 452v


Function: Anticaking Agt, Acidity Reg., Adj., Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agt, Emulsifier, Flavour Enh, Firming Agt, Flour Trt Agt, Humectant, Pres., Raising Agt, Seq., Stabilizer, Thk

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

10000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

01.6.4

Processed cheese

10000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

12000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

10 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

240 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

240 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

10 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.1.1

Untreated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

220 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

5000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

5000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.3

Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soy sauce

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g., vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables, soybean curd) other than food category 04.2.2.5

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

6000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.1.3

Cocoa and chocolate products (e.g., milk chocolate bar, chocolate flakes, white chocolate) other than food categories 05.1.1, 05.1.2 and 05.1.4

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.1.4

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitue products

2200 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

1300 mg/kg

Note 33

5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

3000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

9300 mg/kg

Note 33

5

07.1.2

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

8000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

07.1.3

Other ordinary bakery products (e.g., bagels, pita, English muffins)

8000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

07.1.4

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

8000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

07.2

Fine bakery wares

8000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

1100 mg/kg

Note 33

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1100 mg/kg

Note 33

5

09.3.1

Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly

220 mg/kg

Note 33

5

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products

220 mg/kg

Note 33

5

10.3

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

220 mg/kg

Note 33

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

7000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

220 mg/kg

Note 33

5

12.1

Salt

5500 mg/kg

Note 33

5

12.5.1

Ready-to-eat soups and broths, including canned, bottled, and frozen

4600 mg/kg

Note 33

5

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

6000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

12.6

Sauces and like products

8000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

2500 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.1.3

Fruit and vegetable nectars

2500 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

12000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

12000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.2.3

Wines

12000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

12000 mg/kg

Note 33

5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

1300 mg/kg

Note 33

5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

2000 mg/kg

Note 33

5


POLYDEXTROSE

Polydextroses A and N

INS: 1200


Function: Bulking Agent, Humectant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

GMP


5

01.2

Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

11.3

Honey

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5


POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE

Polydimethylsiloxane

INS: 900a


Function: Anticaking Agent, Antifoaming Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

50 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

50 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

50 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g., vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables, soybean curd) other than food category 04.2.2.5

50 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

50 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

10 mg/kg

Notes 3 & 36

5

08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

50 mg/kg


5

08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

50 mg/kg


5

09.2

Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

50 mg/kg


5

10.2

Egg products

50 mg/kg


5

10.3

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

50 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

50 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

50 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

50 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

50 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

50 mg/kg


5

12.6.1

Emulsified sauces (e.g., mayonnaise, salad dressing)

50 mg/kg


5

12.6.2

Non-emulsified sauces (e.g., ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy)

10 mg/kg


5

12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

10 mg/kg


5

12.6.4

Clear sauces (e.g., soy sauce, fish sauce)

50 mg/kg


5

12.8

Yeast and like products

50 mg/kg


5

13.0

Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses

50 mg/kg


5

14.1.3

Fruit and vegetable nectars

50 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

50 mg/kg


5

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

50 mg/kg


5


POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids

INS: 475


Function: Adjuvant, Crystallization Inhibitor, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.2

Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drinks)

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

30000 mg/kg


5

01.4

Cream (plain) and the like

10000 mg/kg


5

01.5

Milk powder and cream powder

10000 mg/kg


5

01.6.4

Processed cheese

5000 mg/kg


5

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

5000 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

10000 mg/kg


5

02.0

Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil)

20000 mg/kg


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

1000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

5000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

9000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

5000 mg/kg


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

3000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g., vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables, soybean curd) other than food category 04.2.2.5

5000 mg/kg


5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

10000 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

10000 mg/kg


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

10000 mg/kg


5

06.2

Flours and starches

10000 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

20000 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

9000 mg/kg


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

10000 mg/kg


5

07.1.2

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

6000 mg/kg


5

07.1.3

Other ordinary bakery products (e.g., bagels, pita, English muffins)

6000 mg/kg


5

07.1.4

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

10000 mg/kg


5

07.1.5

Steamed breads and buns

6000 mg/kg


5

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry and game

5000 mg/kg


5

09.0

Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10000 mg/kg


5

10.2

Egg products

5000 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

9000 mg/kg


5

12.5

Soups and broths

5000 mg/kg


5

12.6.2

Non-emulsified sauces (e.g., ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

10000 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

9000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

5000 mg/kg


5

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

10000 mg/kg


5


POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF INTERESTERIFIED RICINOLEIC ACID

Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified Ricinoleic Acid

INS: 476


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4

Cream (plain) and the like

5000 mg/kg


5

01.5

Milk powder and cream powder

10000 mg/kg


5

01.6.4

Processed cheese

5000 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

5000 mg/kg


5

02.0

Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil)

10000 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

10000 mg/kg


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

1000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

5000 mg/kg


5

06.0

Cereals and cereal products, including flours and starches from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, excluding bakery wares of food category 07.0

5000 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

5000 mg/kg


5

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry and game

5000 mg/kg


5

09.0

Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

10.2

Egg products

5000 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

5000 mg/kg


5

12.5

Soups and broths

5000 mg/kg


5

12.6

Sauces and like products

5000 mg/kg


5

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes, including those for infants and young children

5000 mg/kg


5

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

1000 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

1000 mg/kg


5

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

1000 mg/kg


5


POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARATES

Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate

INS: 430

Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate

INS: 431


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

07.0

Bakery wares

4000 mg/kg


5


POLYSORBATES

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monolaurate

INS: 432

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monopalmitate

INS: 434

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Tristearate

INS: 436

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monooleate

INS: 433

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monostearate

INS: 435


Function: Antifoaming Agent, Adjuvant, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Flour Treatment Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

10000 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

7000 mg/kg


5


PONCEAU 4R

Ponceau 4R

INS: 124


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg


5

07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

200 mg/kg


5

08.3.2

Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

200 mg/kg


5

08.3.3

Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

200 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

200 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

200 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

200 mg/kg


5

12.7

Salads (e.g., macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.2

200 mg/kg


5


POTASSIUM ACETATES

Potassium Acetates

INS: 261


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


POTASSIUM ALGINATE

Potassium Alginate

INS: 402


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup) Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

2500 mg/kg


5

14.2.3.2

Sparkling and semi-sparkling wines

GMP


5


POTASSIUM ASCORBATE

Potassium Ascorbate

INS: 303


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP


5

06.2

Flours and starches

300 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1000 mg/kg

Note 70

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

500 mg/kg

Note 70

5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


POTASSIUM CARBONATE

Potassium Carbonate

INS: 501i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2600 mg/kg

Note 54

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

5000 mg/kg


5


POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

Potassium Chloride

INS: 508


Function: Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

30000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5


POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE

Potassium Dihydrogen Citrate

INS: 332i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


POTASSIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate

INS: 501ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

5000 mg/kg


5


POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

Potassium Hydroxide

INS: 525


Function: Acidity Regulator, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


POTASSIUM LACTATE

Potassium Lactate

INS: 326

Potassium Lactate (Solution)

INS: 326


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

20000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


POWDERED CELLULOSE

Powdered Cellulose

INS: 460ii


Function: Anticaking Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


PROCESSED EUCHEUMA SEAWEED

Processed Eucheuma Seaweed

INS: 407a


Function: Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

5000 mg/kg


5


PROPYLENE GLYCOL

Propylene Glycol

INS: 1520


Function: Anticaking Agent, Adjuvant, Antifoaming Agent, Carrier Solvent, Emulsifier, Flour Treatment Agent, Humectant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

6000 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

25000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

50000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

50000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

200000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

200000 mg/kg


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

500 mg/kg


5

07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

10000 mg/kg


5

07.2.1

Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g., fruit-filled or custard types)

50000 mg/kg


5

07.2.2

Other fine bakery products (e.g., doughnuts, sweet rolls, scones, and muffins)

10000 mg/kg


5

07.2.3

Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g., cakes, pancakes)

10000 mg/kg


5

12.1

Salt

350 mg/kg


5

12.5.1

Ready-to-eat soups and broths, including canned, bottled, and frozen

500 mg/kg


5

12.6.1

Emulsified sauces (e.g., mayonnaise, salad dressing)

800 mg/kg


5

12.6.2

Non-emulsified sauces (e.g., ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy)

500 mg/kg


5

14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

200000 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5


PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE

Propylene Glycol Alginate

INS: 405


Function: Adjuvant, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

10000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

7500 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

7500 mg/kg


5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

7500 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

2500 mg/kg


5


PROTEASE (A. ORYZAE VAR.)

Protease (Asperigillus oryzae var.)

INS: 1101i


Function: Enzyme, Flavour Enhancer, Flour Treatment Agent, Glazing Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


RIBOFLAVINES

Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate, Sodium

INS: 101i

Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate

INS: 101ii


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

500 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

GMP


5

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry and game

1000 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

30 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


5


SACCHARIN

Saccharin

INS: 954

Saccharin (and Sodium, Potassium, Calcium Salts)

INS: 954


Function: Flavour Enhancer, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

200 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

100 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

200 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg


5

04.2.2

Processed vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg


5

08.2.2

Heat-treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

500 mg/kg


5

08.3.2

Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

500 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

500 mg/kg


5

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (e.g., fish paste), excluding products of food categories 09.3.1 - 09.3.3

1200 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

12.3

Vinegars

300 mg/kg


5

12.6.1

Emulsified sauces (e.g., mayonnaise, salad dressing)

500 mg/kg


5

12.6.4

Clear sauces (e.g., soy sauce, fish sauce)

500 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable juice

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

200 mg/kg


5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

200 mg/kg


5


SALTS OF MYRISTIC, PALMITIC & STEARIC ACIDS (NH4, Ca, K, Na)

SALTS OF MYRISTIC, PALMITIC & STEARIC ACIDS (NH4, Ca, K, Na)

INS: 470


Function: Anticaking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 71

5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 71

5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Notes 3 & 71

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP

Note 71

5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Notes 3 & 71

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 71

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Notes 3 & 71

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Notes 3 & 71

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP

Note 71

5

12.1

Salt

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

12.8

Yeast and like products

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP

Note 71

5


SALTS OF OLEIC ACID (Ca, K, Na)

SALTS OF OLEIC ACID (Ca, K, Na)

INS: 470


Function: Anticaking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


SILICON DIOXIDE (AMORPHOUS)

Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)

INS: 551


Function: Anticaking Agent, Filler

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg

Note 65

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

10000 mg/kg

Note 65

5

14.2.3

Wines

17 mg/kg


5


SODIUM ACETATE

Sodium Acetate

INS: 262i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

5000 mg/kg


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

6000 mg/kg

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


SODIUM ALGINATE

Sodium Alginate

INS: 401


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

15000 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

8000 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

300 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

20000 mg/kg


5


SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATES

Sodium Aluminium Phosphate-Acidic

INS: 541i

Sodium Aluminium Phosphate-Basic

INS: 541ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Emulsifier, Raising Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

2000 mg/kg

Notes 6 & 72

5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

1600 mg/kg

Note 6

5

07.0

Bakery wares

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

5


SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE

Sodium Aluminosilicate

INS: 554


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5


condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)





SODIUM ASCORBATE

Sodium Ascorbate

INS: 301


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

200 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

06.2

Flours and starches

300 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

500 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1000 mg/kg

Note 70

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg


5

12.8

Yeast and like products

200 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

3000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

200 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

200 mg/kg


5


SODIUM CARBONATE

Sodium Carbonate

INS: 500i


Function: Anticaking Agent, Acidity Regulator, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2600 mg/kg

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE

Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

INS: 466


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

2000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

15000 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

5000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

5000 mg/kg


5


SODIUM DIACETATE

Sodium Diacetate

INS: 262ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

3000 mg/kg


5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

3000 mg/kg


5

10.2

Egg products

1000 mg/kg


5

10.3

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

1000 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

2000 mg/kg


5

12.7

Salads (e.g., macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.2

3000 mg/kg


5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

3000 mg/kg


5


SODIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE

Sodium Dihydrogen Citrate

INS: 331i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


SODIUM ERYTHORBATE

Sodium Isoascorbate

INS: 316


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

100 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

100 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1500 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


SODIUM GLUCONATE

Sodium Gluconate

INS: 576


Function: Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5


SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

INS: 500ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Raising Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

2000 mg/kg


5

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

1000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Notes 34 & 52

5

06.2

Flours and starches

45000 mg/kg


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


SODIUM HYDROXIDE

Sodium Hydroxide

INS: 524


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Notes 34 & 52

5

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


SODIUM LACTATE

Sodium Lactate

INS: 325


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Humectant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

20000 mg/kg


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE

Sodium Sesquicarbonate

INS: 500iii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5


SORBATES

Sorbic Acid

INS: 200

Potassium Sorbate

INS: 202

Sodium Sorbate

INS: 201

Calcium Sorbate

INS: 203


Function: Antioxidant, Preservative, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

200 mg/kg

Note 42

5

02.1.1

Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

1200 mg/kg

Note 42

5

05.1.3

Cocoa and chocolate products (e.g., milk chocolate bar, chocolate flakes, white chocolate) other than food categories 05.1.1, 05.1.2 and 05.1.4

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

GMP

Note 42

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

12.6

Sauces and like products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

14.1.3

Fruit and vegetable nectars

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5

14.2.5

Mead

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

5


SORBITAN ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Sorbitan Monostearate

INS: 491

Sorbitan Monolaurate

INS: 493

Sorbitan Monopalmitate

INS: 495

Sorbitan Tristearate

INS: 492

Sorbitan Monooleate

INS: 494


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


SORBITOL (INCLUDING SORBITOL SYRUP)

Sorbitol and Sorbitol Syrup

INS: 420


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

35000 mg/kg


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


STARCH ACETATE

Starch Acetate Esterified with Acetic Anhydride

INS: 1420

Starch Acetate Esterified with Vinyl Acetate

INS: 1421


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


5


STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate

INS: 1450


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


5


STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATES

Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

INS: 481i

Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate

INS: 482i


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

5000 mg/kg


5

10.2

Egg products

500 mg/kg


5


SUCRALOSE

Sucralose

INS: 955


Function: Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

1500 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

700 mg/kg


5


SUCROGLYCERIDES

Sucroglycerides

INS: 474


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.5

Mead

5000 mg/kg


5

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

5000 mg/kg


5


SUCROSE ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids

INS: 473


Function: Adjuvant, Emulsifiers, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

10000 mg/kg


5

01.6.4

Processed cheese

10000 mg/kg


5

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

10000 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

10000 mg/kg


5

02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

5000 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

1500 mg/kg


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

3000 mg/kg


5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

10000 mg/kg


5

06.0

Cereals and cereal products, including flours and starches from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, excluding bakery wares of food category 07.0

10000 mg/kg


5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

5000 mg/kg


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10000 mg/kg


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10000 mg/kg


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

10000 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

5000 mg/kg


5

12.5

Soups and broths

5000 mg/kg


5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

5000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

5000 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

10000 mg/kg


5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

10000 mg/kg


5


SULPHITES

Sulphur Dioxide

INS: 220

Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite

INS: 222

Potassium Metabisuphite

INS: 224

Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite

INS: 227

Sodium Thiosulphate

INS: 539

Sodium Sulphite

INS: 221

Sodium Metabisulphite

INS: 223

Potassium Sulphite

INS: 225

Potassium Bisulphite

INS: 228


Function: Acidity Regulator, Adjuvant, Antioxidant, Bleaching Agent (Not for Flour), Flour Treatment Agent, Firming Agent, Preservative, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

100 mg/kg

Note 44

5

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

3000 mg/kg

Note 44

5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg

Note 44

5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

1000 mg/kg

Note 44

5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

150 mg/kg

Note 44

5

07.1.4

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

500 mg/kg

Note 44

5

07.2

Fine bakery wares

300 mg/kg

Note 44

5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

40 mg/kg

Note 44

5

12.5

Soups and broths

1000 mg/kg

Note 44

5

12.9

Protein products

500 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

70 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

70 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

150 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

350 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

350 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.2.5

Mead

350 mg/kg

Note 44

5

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

150 mg/kg

Note 44

5


SUNSET YELLOW FCF

Sunset Yellow FCF

INS: 110


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

300 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

200 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

300 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5


TALC

Talc

INS: 553iii


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

5


TANNIC ACID (TANNINS, FOOD GRADE)

Tannic Acid (Tannins, Food Grade)

INS: 181


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

05.3

Chewing gum

GMP


5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

200 mg/kg


5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

GMP


5

14.2.5

Mead

GMP


5


TARA GUM

Tara Gum

INS: 417


Function: Thickener, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 73

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 73

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

1000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5


TARTARIC, ACETIC & FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL (MIXED)

Tartaric, Acetic & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (Mixed)

INS: 472f


Function: Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

10000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


TARTRATES

Tartaric Acid (L(+)-)

INS: 334

Disodium Tartrate

INS: 335ii

Dipotassium Tartrate

INS: 336ii

Monosodium Tartrate

INS: 335i

Monopotassium Tartrate

INS: 336i

Potassium Sodium Tartrate

INS: 337


Function: Anticaking Agent, Acidity Regulator, Adjuvant, Antioxidant, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Flour Treatment Agent, Humectant, Preservative, Raising Agent, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

2000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

10000 mg/kg

Note 29

5

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

10000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

20000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

8000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

07.0

Bakery wares

10000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

12.4

Mustards

5000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

12.5

Soups and broths

5000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

4000 mg/kg

Note 29

5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

2000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

14.2.2

Cider and perry

2000 mg/kg

Note 45

5

14.2.4

Fruit wine

GMP

Note 45

5

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

600 mg/kg

Notes 2 & 45

5


TARTRAZINE

Tartrazine

INS: 102


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

300 mg/kg


5

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg


5

02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

300 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

300 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

300 mg/kg


5

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

300 mg/kg


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

300 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

300 mg/kg


5

11.1

White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings

300 mg/kg


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

300 mg/kg


5

11.4

Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners

300 mg/kg


5

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport" or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

300 mg/kg


5

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg


5


TBHQ

Tertiary Butylhydroquinone

INS: 319


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

200 mg/kg


5

02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

200 mg/kg


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg

Note 15

5

05.0

Confectionery

200 mg/kg

Note 15

5


THAUMATIN

Thaumatin

INS: 957


Function: Sweetener, Flavour Enhancer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

400 mg/kg

Note 51

5


TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Titanium Dioxide

INS: 171


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

1000 mg/kg


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.2.3.2

Sparkling and semi-sparkling wines

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


TOCOPHEROLS

Mixed Tocopherols Concentrate

INS: 306

Alpha-Tocopherol

INS: 307


Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP


5

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

500 mg/kg

Note 15

5

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

150 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

150 mg/kg


5

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

150 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

200 mg/kg


5

05.0

Confectionery

500 mg/kg

Note 15

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP


5

06.5

Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)

150 mg/kg


5

06.6

Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)

5 mg/kg


5

07.0

Bakery wares

200 mg/kg


5

08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

3000 mg/kg


5

08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

3000 mg/kg


5

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

5000 mg/kg


5

10.4

Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)

150 mg/kg


5

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

150 mg/kg


5

14.2.3

Wines

150 mg/kg


5

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

150 mg/kg


5

15.2

Processed nuts, including covered nuts and nut mixtures (withe. g., dried fruit)

1500 mg/kg


5


TRAGACANTH GUM

Tragacanth Gum

INS: 413


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

13000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

2000 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3

Wines

500 mg/kg


5


TRIACETIN

Triacetin

INS: 1518


Function: Humectant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


5


TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE

Tripotassium Citrate

INS: 332ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


TRISODIUM CITRATE

Trisodium Citrate

INS: 331iii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

GMP


5

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

1500 mg/kg

Note 63

5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


5

04.1.1

Fresh fruit

2000 mg/kg


5

04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

2000 mg/kg


5

04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

5000 mg/kg


5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP


5

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


5


XANTHAN GUM

Xanthan Gum

INS: 415


Function: Thickener, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

3000 mg/kg


5

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


5

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


5

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

5000 mg/kg


5

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

5000 mg/kg

Note 52

5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

4000 mg/kg

Note 54

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

5

10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


5

10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

5000 mg/kg


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

20000 mg/kg


5

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

5000 mg/kg


5

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

3000 mg/kg


5


XYLITOL

Xylitol

INS: 967


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Humectant, Stabilizer, Sweetener, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


5

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


5

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


5

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


5

06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

5

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 3

5

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


5

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


5

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 3

5

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


5

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP


5

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

5

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


5

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


5


Notes to the Comments for the Revised Draft General Standard for Food Additives (32nd CCFAC - ALINORM 01/12 Apx. VI)

Note 1: As adipic acid

Note 2: On dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis.

Note 3: Surface treatment.

Note 4: For decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product.

Note 5: Used in raw materials for manufacture of the finished food.

Note 6: As aluminium.

Note 7: Use level not in finished food.

Note 8: As bixin.

Note 9: As total bixin or norbixin.

Note 10: As ascorbyl stearate.

Note 11: Flour basis.

Note 12: Carryover from flavouring substances.

Note 13: As benzoic acid.

Note 14: On amount of milk used.

Note 15: Fat or oil basis.

Note 16: Use level in chicken feed to color chicken skins or eggs.

Note 17: As cyclamic acid.

Note 18: Added level; residue not detected in ready-to-eat food.

Note 19: Used in cocoa fat; use level on ready-to-eat basis.

Note 20: On total amount of stabilizers, thickeners and/or gums.

Note 21: As anhydrous calcium disodium EDTA.

Note 22: NOT USED.

Note 23: As iron.

Note 24: As anhydrous sodium ferrocyanide.

Note 25: As formic acid.

Note 26: NOT USED.

Note 27: As p-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Note 28: ADI conversion: if a typical preparation contains 0.025 mg/U, then the ADI of 33,000 U/kg bw becomes: [(33000 U/kg bw) x (0.025 mg/U) x (1 mg/1000 mg)] = 0.825 mg/kg bw

Note 29: Reporting basis not specified.

Note 30:As residual NO3 ion.

Note 31: Of the mash used.

Note 32: As residual NO2 ion.

Note 33: As phosphorus.

Note 34: Anhydrous basis.

Note 35: Level in cocoa nibs.

Note 36: Residual level.

Note 37: As weight of nonfat milk solids.

Note 38: Level in creaming mixture.

Note 39: Only when product contains butter or other fats and oils.

Note 40: Use in packing medium only.

Note 41: Use in breading or batter coatings only.

Note 42: As sorbic acid

Note 43: As tin.

Note 44: As residual SO2.

Note 45: As tartaric acid.

Note 46: As thiodipropionic acid.

Note 47: On egg yolk weight, dry basis.

Note 48: For olives only.

Note 49: For use on citrus fruits only.

Note 50: For use in fish roe only.

Note 51: For use in herbs and salt substitutes only.

Note 52: For use in butter only.

Note 53: For use in coatings only.

Note 54: For use in dried products only.

Note 55: Added level.

Note 56: Provided starch is not present.

Note 57: GMP is 1 part benzoyl peroxide and not more than 6 parts of the subject additive by weight.

Note 58: As calcium.

Note 59: Use as packing gas.

Note 60: If used as a carbonating agent, the CO2 in the finished wine shall not exceed 39.2 mg/kg.

Note 61: For use in minced fish only.

Note 62: As copper.

Note 63: On amount of dairy ingredients.

Note 64: Level added to dry beans; 200 mg/kg in ready-to-eat food, anhydrous basis.

Note 65: Carryover from nutrient preparations.

Note 66: As formaldehyde. For use in provolone cheese only.

Note 67: Carryover from use in casings.

Note 68: For use in natural mineral waters only.

Note 69: Use as carbonating agent.

Note 70: As the acid.

Note 71: Calcium, potassium and sodium salts only.

Note 72: Ready-to-eat basis.

Note 73: Except whole fish.

Note 74: Use level for deep orange coloured cheeses; 25 mg/kg for orange coloured cheeses; 10 mg/kg for normal coloured cheeses.

Note 75: Use in milk powder for vending machines only.

Note 76: Use in potatoes only.

Note 77: As mono-isopropyl citrate.

Note 78: NOT USED

Note 79: NOT USED

Note 80: Equivalent to 2 mg/dm2 surface application to a maximum depth of 5 mm.

Note 81: Equivalent to 1 mg/dm2 surface application to a maximum depth of 5 mm.

Note 82: For use in shrimp; 6000 mg/kg for Crangon crangon and Crangon vulgaris.

Note 83: Excluding foods for infants and young children.

Note 84: Use in alcohol-free beer only.

Note 85: Except for use in coolers at 1000 mg/kg.

Note 86: Use in whipped dessert toppings other than cream only.

Note 87: Treatment level.


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