SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTITY AND PURITY OF FOOD ADDITIVES
ARISING FROM THE 61st JECFA MEETING
(At Step 5/8 of the Procedure)
Note: Food additive specifications assigned to Categories III, IV and V are included in the Report of the Working Group on Specifications (Conference Room Document 2)
• alpha-Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis (thermostable) containing a modified alpha-amylase gene from B. licheniformis
• beta-Carotene from Blakeslea trispora
• Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
• Curcumin
Magnesium silicate (synthetic)
• Mixed Xylanase, beta-glucanase enzyme preparation, produced by a strain of Humicola insolens
• Natamycin
• Neotame
• Quillaia extract (Type 1)
• Quillaia extract (Type 2)
D-Tagatose
• Talc
Xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus expressed in Fusarium venenatum
Arsenic and heavy metals limits for certain food additives (deletion of Heavy Metals (as Lead) specification and new limits (mg/kg) for arsenic and lead (33 substances)
Additive name INS As Pb Additive name INS As Pb |
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Activated carbon - 3 5 Lecithin 322 - 2 | |||||||||
Aluminium potassium sulfate 522 - 5 Octyl gallate 311 - 2 | |||||||||
Aluminium sulfate (anhydrous) 520 - 5 Polydimethylsiloxane 900 - 1 | |||||||||
Ascorbic acid 300 - 2 Potassium lactate (solution) 326 - 2 | |||||||||
Potassium polyphosphates 452(ii) 3 4 | |||||||||
Bone phosphate 542 3 2 Propyl gallate 310 - 2 | |||||||||
Butylated hydroxyanisole Sodium aluminium phosphate, | |||||||||
(BHA) 320 - 2 acidic 541(i) 3 2 | |||||||||
Calcium ascorbate 302 - 2 Sodium erythorbate 316 - 2 | |||||||||
Calcium disodium ethylene- | |||||||||
diaminetetraacetate 385 - 2 Sodium lactate (solution) 325 - 2 | |||||||||
Cupric sulphate 519 - 10 Stannous chloride 512 - 2 | |||||||||
Dilauryl- | |||||||||
thiodipropionate 389 - 2 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 444 - 2 | |||||||||
Disodium ethylene- | |||||||||
diaminetetraacetate 386 - 2 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone 319 - 2 | |||||||||
Dodecyl gallate 312 - 2 Thiodipropionic acid 388 - 2 | |||||||||
Erythorbic acid 315 - 2 Tocopherol concentrate, mixed 307b - 2 | |||||||||
Ethyl protocatechuate - - 2 Tocopherol concentrate, | |||||||||
d-alpha- 307a - 2 | |||||||||
Ferrous lactate 585 - 1 Tocopherol, dl-alpha 307c - 2 | |||||||||
Isopropyl citrate mixture 384 - 2 Triethyl citrate 1505 - 2 | |||||||||
Flavouring agents (225 substances)
42 Isoamyl formate 1183 2,4-Nonadien-1-ol
54 Geranyl formate 1184 2,6-Nonadien-1-ol
56 Rhodinyl formate 1185 2,4-Nonadienal
57 Citronellyl acetate 1186 Nona-2-trans-6-cis-dienal
60 Rhodinyl acetate 1187 2-trans-6-trans-Nonadienal
61 Citronellyl propionate 1188 (E,Z)-2,6-Nonadien-1-ol acetate
62 Geranyl propionate 1189 (E,E)-2,4-Decadien-1-ol
65 Citronellyl butyrate 1190 2-trans,4-trans-Decadienal
66 Geranyl butyrate 1191 Methyl (E)-2-(Z)-4-decadienoate
71 Citronellyl isobutyrate 1192 Ethyl trans-2-cis-4-decadienoate
73 Neryl isobutyrate 1193 Ethyl 2,4,7-decatrienoate
95 Heptanal 1194 Propyl 2,4-decadienoate
98 Octanal 1195 2,4-Undecadienal
101 Nonanal 1196 trans,trans-2,4-Dodecadienal
104 Decanal 1197 2-trans-6-cis-Dodecadienal
107 Undecanal 1198 2-trans-4-cis-7-cis-Tridecatrienal
110 Lauric aldehyde 1199 (+/-) 2-Methyl-1-butanol
112 Myristaldehyde 1200 3-Methyl-2-buten-1-ol
117 Propyl formate 1201 2-Methyl-2-butenal
119 n-Amyl formate 1202 3-Methyl-2-butenal
124 Isobutyl formate 1204 3-Methylcrotonic acid
170 n-Amyl heptanoate 1205 trans-2-Methyl-2-butenoic acid
180 Methyl laurate 1206 Isobutyl 2-butenoate
205 Methyl 2-methylbutyrate 1207 2-Methylallyl butyrate
212 2-Methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate 1208 4-Methyl-2-pentenal
237 6-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanoic acid lactone 1209 2-Methyl-2-pentenal
244 3-Heptyldihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone 1210 2-Methyl-2-pentenoic acid
272 3,7-Dimethyl-1-octanol 1211 2,4-Dimethyl-2-pentenoic acid
302 2,6-Dimethyl-4-heptanone 1212 2-Methylheptanoic acid
303 2,6-Dimethyl-4-heptanol 1213 Isobutyl angelate
322 cis-5-Octen-1-ol 1214 2-Butyl-2-butenal
323 cis-5-Octenal 1215 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-2-hexenal
325 cis-6-Nonenal 1216 2-Ethyl-2-heptenal
329 9-Undecenal 1217 2-Methyl-2-octenal
332 Linoleic and linolenic acid (mixture) 1219 dl-Citronellol
337 Methyl cis-4-octenoate 1220 Citronellal
338 Ethyl cis-4-octenoate 1221 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenoic acid
346 Methyl linoleate & Methyl linolenate (mixture) 1222 Rhodinol
348 2,6-Dimethyl-6-hepten-1-ol 1223 Geraniol
349 2,6-Dimethyl-5-heptenal 1224 Nerol
358 Linalyl formate 1225 Citral
360 Linalyl propionate 1226 8-Ocimenyl acetate
384 beta-Damascone 1227 2,6-Dimethyl-10-methylene-2,6,11-
dodecatrienal
385 alpha-Damascone 1228 3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrienal
396 Dehydrodihydroionone 1229 12-Methyltridecanal
397 Dehydrodihydroionol 1230 Farnesol
409 3-Hydroxy-2-pentanone 1231 sec-Butyl ethyl ether
410 2,3-Pentadione 1232 1-Ethoxy-3-methyl-2-butene
417 2,3-Undecadione 1233 1,4-Cineole
419 Ethylcyclo-pentenolone 1234 Eucalyptol
422 3-Ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclopent-2-en-1-one 1235 Nerol oxide
423 5-Ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-methylcyclopent-2-en-1-one 1236 2,2,6-Trimethyl-6-vinyltetrahydropyran
435 Piperitone 1237 Tetrahydro-4-methyl-2-(2-methylpropen-
1-yl) pyran
443 1-Menthol ethyleneglycol carbonate 1238 Theaspirane
465 2-Methylthioacetaldehyde 1239 Cycloionone
468 4-(Methylthio)butanal 1240 1,5,5,9-Tetramethyl-13-
oxatricyclo(8.3.0.0(4,9))tridecane
470 2-(Methylthio)methyl-2-butenal 1241 Anisole
473 Methylthiomethyl butyrate 1242 o-Methylanisole
479 Methylthiomethyl hexanoate 1243 p-Methylanisole
480 Ethyl 3-(methylthio)butyrate 1244 p-Propylanisole
488 S-Methyl 4-methylpentanethioate 1245 2,4-Dimethylanisole
489 S-Methyl hexanethioate 1246 1-Methyl-3-methoxy-4-isopropylbenzene
495 1-Methylthio-2-propanone 1247 Carvacryl ethyl ether
502 Di(butan-3-one-1-yl) sulfide 1248 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
519 2-Ethylhexanethiol 1249 m-Dimethoxybenzene
548 4-Methoxy-2-methyl-2-butanethiol 1250 p-Dimethoxybenzene
556 3-Mercaptohexyl hexanoate 1251 3,4-Dimethoxy-1-vinylbenzene
559 2-Keto-4-butanethiol 1252 Benzyl ethyl ether
568 Allyl methyl disulfide 1253 Benzyl butyl ether
569 Methyl 1-propenyl disulfide 1254 Methyl phenethyl ether
571 Methyl 3-methyl-1-butenyl disulfide 1255 Diphenyl ether
583 Methyl ethyl trisulfide 1256 Dibenzyl ether
586 Allyl methyl trisulfide 1257 beta-Naphthyl methyl ether
590 Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate 1258 beta-Naphthyl ethyl ether
592 Citronelloxyacetaldehyde 1259 beta-Naphthyl isobutyl ether
603 Ethyl 2,4-dioxohexanoate 1260 Isoeugenol
604 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-heptanone 1261 Isoeugenyl formate
625 Dibutyl sebacate 1262 Isoeugenyl acetate
668 Linalyl cinnamate 1264 Propenylguaethol
669 Terpinyl cinnamate 1265 4-Propenyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol
704 p-Tolyl laurate 1266 Isoeugenyl methyl ether
735 2-Phenylphenol 1267 Isoeugenyl ethyl ether
737 2,3,6-Trimethylphenol 1268 Isoeugenyl benzyl ether
918 Glyceryl monostearate 1269 Isoprenyl acetate
923 Glycerol 5-hydroxydecanoate 1270 4-Pentenyl acetate
924 Glycerol 5-hydroxydodecanoate 1271 3-Hexenal
937 Pyruvaldehyde 1272 3-Hexenyl formate
1157 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-5-hexenoic acid gamma-
lactone 1274 cis-3-Hexenyl propionate
1158 (+/-) 3-Methyl-gamma-decalactone 1275 cis-3-Hexenyl isobutyrate
1159 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-7-cis-decenoic acid gamma-
lactone 1276 (Z)-3-Hexenyl (E)-2-butenoate
1160 Tuberose lactone 1277 cis-3-Hexenyl tiglate
1161 Dihydromint lactone 1278 cis-3-Hexenyl valerate
1162 Mint lactone 1279 3-Hexenyl 2-hexenoate
1163 Dehydromenthofurolactone 1280 (Z)-4-Hepten-1-ol
1164 (+/-)(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-hydroxycyclohexylidene)
acetic acid gamma-lactone 1281 Ethyl cis-4-heptenoate
1165 Sclareolide 1282 (Z)-5-Octenyl propionate
1166 Octahydrocoumarin 1283 (Z,Z)-3,6-Nonadien-1-ol
1167 2-(4-Methyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid
gamma-lactone 1284 (E)-3,(Z)-6-Nonadien-1-ol
1168 3-Propylidenephthalide 1285 (E,Z)-3,6-Nonadien-1-ol acetate
1169 3-n-Butylphthalide 1286 9-Decenal
1170 3-Butylidenephthalide 1287 4-Decenoic acid
1171 Dihydrocoumarin 1288 cis-4-Decenyl acetate
1172 6-Methylcoumarin 1289 Erythro and threo-3-Mercapto-2-
methylbutan-1-ol
1173 2,4-Pentadienal 1290 (+/-)2-Mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol
1174 (E,E)-2,4-Hexadien-1-ol 1292 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentanal
1175 trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienal 1293 4-Mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone
1176 (E,E)-2,4-Hexadienoic acid 1294 (+/-) Ethyl 3-mercaptobutyrate
1177 Methyl sorbate 1295 Ethyl 4-(acetylthio)butyrate
1178 Ethyl sorbate 1297 2-(Methylthio)ethanol
1179 2,4-Heptadienal 1298 Ethyl 5-(methylthio)valerate
1180 (E,E)-2,4-Octadien-1-ol 1299 2,3,5-Trithiahexane
1181 trans,trans-2,4-Octadienal 1300 Diisopropyl trisulfide
1182 2-trans,6-trans-Octadienal
CATEGORY II (RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AFTER EDITORIAL CHANGES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL REVISIONS)
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