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TABLE ONE - ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR USE UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS IN CERTAIN FOOD CATEGORIES OR INDIVIDUAL FOOD ITEMS (PART I)

Codex General Standard for Food Additives

TABLE ONE

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

ALLURA RED AC

ADI: 7 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

129

01.1.2

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

300 mg/kg


129

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks, not heat-treated after fermentation

50 mg/kg


129

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

129

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

100 mg/kg


129

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

129

01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


129

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 1

129

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


129

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


129

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP


129

02.2.1.2

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

300 mg/kg


129

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


129

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg


129

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

500 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

800 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


129

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

800 mg/kg


129

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


129

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

200 mg/kg


129

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


129

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

300 mg/kg


129

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

348 mg/kg


129

05.3

Chewing gum

467 mg/kg


129

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


129

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

280 mg/kg


129

06.4

Pastas and noodles

100 mg/kg


129

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


129

06.6

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

100 mg/kg


129

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

300 mg/kg


129

07.2.1

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

2197 mg/kg


129

07.2.2

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

200 mg/kg


129

07.2.3

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

200 mg/kg


129

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

08.1.2

Fresh comminuted meat, poultry & game

25 mg/kg


129

08.2

Processed meat, poultry & game products in whole pieces/cuts

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

08.3.1

Processed comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

08.3.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, heat-treated

25 mg/kg


129

08.3.3

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, frozen

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


129

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


129

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


129

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


129

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


129

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

129

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


129

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg


129

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


129

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

129

10.4

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

150 mg/kg


129

12.2

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

500 mg/kg


129

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


129

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


129

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


129

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


129

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


129

13.2

Foods for young children (weaning foods)

50 mg/kg


129

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


129

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


129

13.5

Dietetic foods other than 13.1-13.4

300 mg/kg


129

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


129

14.1.2.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


129

14.1.4.1

Carbonated water-based flavoured drinks

300 mg/kg


129

14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated water-based flavoured drinks, including punches and ades

300 mg/kg


129

14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks

1572 mg/kg


129

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

GMP


129

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


129

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


129

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


129

14.2.6.1

Spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

300 mg/kg


129

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

200 mg/kg


129

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

200 mg/kg


129

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


129

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


129

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg



AMARANTH

ADI: 0.5 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

123

01.1.2

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

300 mg/kg


123

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

100 mg/kg


123

01.6.4

Processed cheese

100 mg/kg


123

01.7

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

100 mg/kg


123

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

300 mg/kg


123

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

100 mg/kg


123

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg


123

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


123

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

300 mg/kg


123

04.1.2.9

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

100 mg/kg


123

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

100 mg/kg


123

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

300 mg/kg


123

05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

100 mg/kg


123

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

100 mg/kg


123

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


123

05.4

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

100 mg/kg


123

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

100 mg/kg


123

06.4

Pastas and noodles

100 mg/kg


123

06.5

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

100 mg/kg


123

06.6

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

100 mg/kg


123

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

300 mg/kg


123

09.2.1

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

30 mg/kg


123

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

300 mg/kg


123

09.2.5

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

300 mg/kg


123

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

300 mg/kg


123

09.4

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

30 mg/kg


123

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

123

10.4

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

100 mg/kg


123

12.6.2

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

300 mg/kg


123

14.1.2.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


123

14.1.4.1

Carbonated water-based flavoured drinks

100 mg/kg


123

14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated water-based flavoured drinks, including punches and ades

100 mg/kg


123

14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks

100 mg/kg

Note 3

123

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

100 mg/kg


123

14.2.4

Fruit wine

30 mg/kg


123

14.2.6.1

Spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

300 mg/kg


123

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

30 mg/kg


123

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

GMP

Note 4


ANNATO EXTRACTS

ADI: 0.065 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

160b

01.1.2

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

50 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks, not heat-treated after fermentation

50 mg/kg


160b

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

01.6.2.1

Total ripened cheese, includes rind

600 mg/kg


160b

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

50 mg/kg


160b

01.6.2.3

Cheese powder (for reconstitution; e.g., for cheese sauces)

50 mg/kg


160b

01.6.3

Whey cheese

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

01.6.4

Processed cheese

15 mg/kg


160b

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

01.7

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

100 mg/kg


160b

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

20 mg/kg

Note 6

160b

02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

10 mg/kg


160b

02.2.1

Emulsions containing at least 80% fat

100 mg/kg


160b

02.2.2

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

20 mg/kg

Note 6

160b

02.3

Fat emulsions other than 2.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

10 mg/kg


160b

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

10 mg/kg


160b

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

100 mg/kg

Note 6

160b

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

GMP


160b

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

200 mg/kg


160b

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

20 mg/kg


160b

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


160b

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

GMP


160b

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

300 mg/kg


160b

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

10 mg/kg


160b

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

15 mg/kg


160b

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

15 mg/kg


160b

05.3

Chewing gum

1000 mg/kg


160b

05.4

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

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

75 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

06.4

Pastas and noodles

GMP


160b

06.5

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

10 mg/kg


160b

06.6

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

GMP


160b

07.2

Fine bakery wares

10 mg/kg


160b

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

08.1.2

Fresh comminuted meat, poultry & game

1000 mg/kg


160b

08.2

Processed meat, poultry & game products in whole pieces/cuts

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

08.3.1.1

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, cured (including salted)

1000 mg/kg


160b

08.3.1.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, cured (including salted) & dried

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

08.3.1.3

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, fermented

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

08.3.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, heat-treated

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

08.3.3

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, frozen

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

20 mg/kg


160b

09.1

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

20 mg/kg

Note 1

160b

09.2.1

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

10 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

09.2.2

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

20 mg/kg

Note 6

160b

09.2.3

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

10 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

09.2.4

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

10 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

09.2.5

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

10 mg/kg


160b

09.3

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

10 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

09.4

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

10 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

160b

10.4

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

10 mg/kg


160b

12.2

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

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

12.5.1

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

150 mg/kg


160b

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

30 mg/kg

Note 3

160b

12.6.1

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

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

12.6.2

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

400 mg/kg


160b

12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

20 mg/kg

Note 5

160b

12.9

Protein products

GMP


160b

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


160b

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


160b

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

50 mg/kg


160b

14.2.3.3

Fortified wine and liquor wine

GMP


160b

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


160b

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

10 mg/kg


160b

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

20 mg/kg


160b

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

200 mg/kg



AZORUBINE

ADI: 4 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

122

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


122

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks, heat-treated after fermentation

57 mg/kg

Note 7

122

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

122

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


122

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

122

01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


122

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


122

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


122

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

150 mg/kg


122

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


122

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

500 mg/kg


122

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


122

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


122

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

500 mg/kg


122

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


122

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


122

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

200 mg/kg


122

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


122

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

50 mg/kg


122

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

300 mg/kg


122

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


122

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


122

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg


122

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


122

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


122

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry & game

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


122

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


122

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


122

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


122

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


122

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

122

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


122

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg


122

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


122

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

122

10.4

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

50 mg/kg


122

12.2

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

500 mg/kg


122

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


122

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


122

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


122

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


122

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


122

13.2

Foods for young children (weaning foods)

50 mg/kg


122

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


122

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


122

13.5

Dietetic foods other than 13.1-13.4

300 mg/kg


122

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


122

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


122

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

100 mg/kg


122

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


122

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


122

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


122

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

200 mg/kg


122

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

200 mg/kg


122

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


122

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


122

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg



BRILLIANT BLACK PN

ADI: 1 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

151

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


151

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks, heat-treated after fermentation

12 mg/kg

Note 7

151

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

151

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


151

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

151

01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


151

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 1

151

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


151

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


151

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

150 mg/kg


151

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


151

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

500 mg/kg


151

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


151

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


151

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

500 mg/kg


151

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


151

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


151

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

200 mg/kg


151

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


151

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

300 mg/kg


151

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

300 mg/kg


151

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


151

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


151

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg


151

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


151

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


151

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry & game

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


151

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


151

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


151

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


151

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


151

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

151

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


151

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg


151

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


151

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

151

10.4

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

150 mg/kg


151

12.2

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

500 mg/kg


151

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


151

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


151

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


151

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


151

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


151

13.2

Foods for young children (weaning foods)

50 mg/kg


151

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


151

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


151

13.5

Dietetic foods other than 13.1-13.4

300 mg/kg


151

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


151

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

100 mg/kg


151

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


151

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


151

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


151

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

200 mg/kg


151

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

200 mg/kg


151

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


151

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


151

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg



BRILLIANT BLUE FCF

ADI: 12.5 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

133

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


133

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

133

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

100 mg/kg


133

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

133

01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


133

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

100 mg/kg

Note 1

133

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


133

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


133

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

100 mg/kg


133

02.2.1.2

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

GMP


133

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


133

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

150 mg/kg


133

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

500 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

500 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


133

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

244 mg/kg


133

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


133

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

200 mg/kg


133

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


133

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

300 mg/kg


133

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

300 mg/kg


133

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


133

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


133

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg


133

06.4

Pastas and noodles

100 mg/kg


133

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


133

06.6

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

100 mg/kg


133

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

100 mg/kg


133

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


133

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry & game

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


133

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


133

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


133

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


133

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


133

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

133

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


133

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg


133

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


133

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

133

10.4

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

150 mg/kg


133

11.2

White & semi-white sugar, fructose, glucose, xylose; sugar solutions & syrups; (partially) inverted sugars

100 mg/kg


133

12.2

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

500 mg/kg


133

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


133

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


133

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


133

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


133

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


133

13.2

Foods for young children (weaning foods)

50 mg/kg


133

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


133

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


133

13.5

Dietetic foods other than 13.1-13.4

300 mg/kg


133

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


133

14.1.2.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

100 mg/kg


133

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

100 mg/kg


133

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

GMP


133

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


133

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


133

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


133

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

200 mg/kg


133

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

200 mg/kg


133

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


133

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


133

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg



BROWN HT

ADI: 1.5 mg/kg bw

Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

155

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


155

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

155

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


155

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

155

01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


155

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 1

155

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


155

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


155

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

150 mg/kg


155

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


155

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

500 mg/kg


155

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


155

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


155

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

500 mg/kg


155

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


155

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


155

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

200 mg/kg


155

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


155

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

80 mg/kg


155

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

300 mg/kg


155

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


155

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


155

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg


155

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


155

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


155

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry & game

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


155

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


155

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


155

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


155

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


155

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

155

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


155

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg


155

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


155

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

155

10.4

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

50 mg/kg


155

12.2

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

500 mg/kg


155

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


155

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


155

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


155

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


155

13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


155

13.2

Foods for young children (weaning foods)

50 mg/kg


155

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


155

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


155

13.5

Dietetic foods other than 13.1-13.4

300 mg/kg


155

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


155

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

100 mg/kg


155

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


155

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


155

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


155

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

200 mg/kg


155

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

200 mg/kg


155

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


155

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


155

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg


161g

01.1.2

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

GMP


161g

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


161g

01.6.4

Processed cheese

GMP


161g

01.7

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

GMP


161g

02.0

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

GMP


161g

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

100 mg/kg


161g

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

GMP


161g

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

200 mg/kg


161g

04.1.2.9

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

GMP


161g

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

GMP


161g

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables

8.2 mg/kg


161g

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

GMP


161g

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

GMP


161g

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

20 mg/kg


161g

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


161g

05.4

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

GMP


161g

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

35 mg/kg


161g

06.4

Pastas and noodles

GMP


161g

06.5

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

GMP


161g

06.6

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

GMP


161g

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts

4.41 mg/kg

Note 8

161g

08.1.2

Fresh comminuted meat, poultry & game

1000 mg/kg


161g

08.3.1.1

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, cured (including salted)

1000 mg/kg


161g

08.3.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, heat-treated

15 mg/kg


161g

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

GMP


161g

09.2.1

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

30 mg/kg


161g

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

GMP


161g

09.2.5

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

GMP


161g

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

GMP


161g

09.4

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

30 mg/kg


161g

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

161g

10.4

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

GMP


161g

12.5.1

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

30 mg/kg


161g

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

100 mg/kg


161g

12.6

Sauces and like products

20 mg/kg


161g

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

5 mg/kg


161g

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


161g

14.1.4.1

Carbonated water-based flavoured drinks

GMP


161g

14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated water-based flavoured drinks, including punches and ales

GMP


161g

14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks

100 mg/kg


161g

14.2.3.3

Fortified wine and liquor wine

GMP


161g

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


161g

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

GMP


161g

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

GMP



CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS III

ADI: 200 mg/kg bw

Caramel Colour, Class III - Ammonia Process

150c


Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

150c

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


150c

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks, not heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg


150c

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks, heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg

Note 7

150c

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


150c

01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

GMP


150c

01.4

Cream (plain) and the like

GMP


150c

01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

GMP


150c

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP


150c

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


150c

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

150c

01.6.4

Processed cheese

GMP


150c

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP


150c

01.7

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

2000 mg/kg


150c

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP


150c

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

GMP


150c

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg


150c

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

GMP

Note 1

150c

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil or brine

GMP


150c

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

GMP


150c

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

GMP


150c

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


150c

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

GMP


150c

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

7500 mg/kg


150c

04.1.2.9

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

GMP


150c

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

7500 mg/kg


150c

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

GMP

Note 1

150c

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


150c

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

GMP


150c

04.2.2.5

Vegetable, nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

GMP


150c

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

GMP


150c

05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

GMP


150c

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

GMP


150c

05.3

Chewing gum

20000 mg/kg


150c

05.4

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

GMP


150c

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

6500 mg/kg


150c

06.5

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

GMP


150c

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

GMP


150c

07.2

Fine bakery wares

GMP


150c

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts

GMP

Note 1

150c

08.1.2

Fresh comminuted meat, poultry & game

GMP


150c

08.2

Processed meat, poultry & game products in whole pieces/cuts

GMP


150c

08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry & game products

GMP


150c

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

GMP


150c

09.1.1

Fresh fish

GMP


150c

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

GMP

Note 1

150c

09.2

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

GMP


150c

09.3

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

GMP


150c

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


150c

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1 & 2

150c

10.4

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

GMP


150c

11.2

White & semi-white sugar, fructose, glucose, xylose; sugar solutions & syrups; (partially) inverted sugars

GMP


150c

12.2

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

GMP


150c

12.3

Vinegars

1000 mg/kg


150c

12.4

Mustards

GMP


150c

12.5

Soups and broths

GMP


150c

12.6

Sauces and like products

1500 mg/kg


150c

12.7

Salads (e.g., macaroni salad, potato salad) & sandwich spreads (excluding cocoa- & nut-based spreads)

GMP


150c

12.9

Protein products

GMP


150c

13.0

Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional use

GMP


150c

14.1.2.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


150c

14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

GMP


150c

14.1.3.4

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

GMP


150c

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

GMP


150c

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

GMP


150c

14.2.2

Cider and perry

GMP


150c

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


150c

14.2.4

Fruit wine

GMP


150c

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

GMP


150c

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

GMP


150c

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

GMP


150c

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

1000 mg/kg



CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS IV

ADI: 200 mg/kg bw

Caramel Colour, Class IV - Ammonia Sulphite Process

150d


Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

150d

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


150d

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks, not heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg


150d

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks, heat-treated after fermentation

150 mg/kg

Note 7

150d

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


150d

01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

GMP


150d

01.4

Cream (plain) and the like

GMP


150d

01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

GMP


150d

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP


150d

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


150d

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

150d

01.6.4

Processed cheese

100 mg/kg


150d

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP


150d

01.7

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

2000 mg/kg


150d

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP


150d

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

GMP


150d

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg


150d

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

GMP

Note 1

150d

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil or brine

GMP


150d

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

GMP


150d

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

1500 mg/kg


150d

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


150d

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

GMP


150d

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

7500 mg/kg


150d

04.1.2.9

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

GMP


150d

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

7500 mg/kg


150d

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

GMP


150d

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


150d

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables

GMP


150d

04.2.2.5

Vegetable, nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

GMP


150d

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

GMP


150d

05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

GMP


150d

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

GMP


150d

05.3

Chewing gum

20000 mg/kg


150d

05.4

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

GMP


150d

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

2500 mg/kg


150d

06.5

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

GMP


150d

07.1.1

Breads and rolls

GMP


150d

07.2.1

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

GMP


150d

07.2.2

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

1200 mg/kg


150d

07.2.3

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

GMP


150d

08.0

Meat and meat products, including poultry & game

GMP


150d

09.1

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

GMP


150d

09.2

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

GMP


150d

09.3

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

GMP


150d

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


150d

10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 1& 2

150d

10.4

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

GMP


150d

11.2

White & semi-white sugar, fructose, glucose, xylose; sugar solutions & syrups; (partially) inverted sugars

GMP


150d

12.2

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

GMP


150d

12.3

Vinegars

GMP


150d

12.4

Mustards

GMP


150d

12.5.1

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

3000 mg/kg


150d

12.5.2

Mixes for soups and broths

GMP


150d

12.6

Sauces and like products

1500 mg/kg


150d

12.7

Salads (e.g., macaroni salad, potato salad) & sandwich spreads (excluding cocoa- & nut-based spreads)

GMP


150d

12.9

Protein products

GMP


150d

13.0

Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional use

GMP


150d

14.1.2.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

GMP


150d

14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

GMP


150d

14.1.3.4

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

GMP


150d

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

GMP


150d

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

GMP


150d

14.2.2

Cider and perry

GMP


150d

14.2.3

Wines

GMP


150d

14.2.4

Fruit wine

GMP


150d

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

GMP


150d

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

240 mg/kg


150d

15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

GMP


150d

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

1000 mg/kg



CARMINES

ADI: 5 mg/kg bw

Carmines (Including aluminium & calcium
lakes of carminic acid)

120


Function:

Colour




INS

Food
Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

120

01.1.2

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

150 mg/kg


120

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks, heat-treated after fermentation

20 mg/kg

Note 7

120

01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 1

120

01.6.2.1

Total ripened cheese, includes rind

125 mg/kg


120

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

GMP


120

01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 1

120

01.6.4

Processed cheese

100 mg/kg


120

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 1

120

01.7

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

150 mg/kg


120

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


120

02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

GMP


120

02.3

Fat emulsions other than 2.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

GMP


120

02.4

Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts)

150 mg/kg


120

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

150 mg/kg


120

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

200 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads other than 4.1.2.5 (e.g., chutney)

500 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp and fruit toppings

500 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg


120

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

GMP


120

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated vegetables

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

04.2.2.3

Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine

500 mg/kg


120

04.2.2.5

Vegetable, nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

100 mg/kg


120

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5

200 mg/kg


120

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes

130 mg/kg


120

05.2

Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc.

300 mg/kg


120

05.3

Chewing gum

1020 mg/kg


120

05.4

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

500 mg/kg


120

06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg


120

06.4

Pastas and noodles

GMP


120

06.5

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

150 mg/kg


120

06.6

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

GMP


120

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg


120

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

08.1.2

Fresh comminuted meat, poultry & game

1000 mg/kg


120

08.2

Processed meat, poultry & game products in whole pieces/cuts

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

08.3.1.1

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, cured (including salted)

1000 mg/kg


120

08.3.1.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, cured (including salted) & dried

100 mg/kg


120

08.3.1.3

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, non-heat treated, fermented

100 mg/kg


120

08.3.2

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, heat-treated

100 mg/kg


120

08.3.3

Comminuted meat, poultry & game products, frozen

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg


120

09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


120

09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish & fish products

500 mg/kg


120

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms

250 mg/kg


120

09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.2.5

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

100 mg/kg


120

09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.3.2

Fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


120

09.3.4

Semi-preserved fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinodems other than 9.3.1-9.3.3

500 mg/kg

Note 1

120

09.4

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

500 mg/kg


120

10.1

Fresh eggs

500 mg/kg

Notes 1 & 2

120

10.4

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

150 mg/kg


120

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


120

12.5

Soups and broths

50 mg/kg


120

12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


120

12.9

Protein products

100 mg/kg


120

13.3

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes

50 mg/kg


120

13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


120

13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


120

14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


120

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


120

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks

1000 mg/kg


120

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


120

14.2.3.3

Fortified wine and liquor wine

GMP


120

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


120

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


120

14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

200 mg/kg


120

14.3

Other alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine or spirit coolers, etc.)

GMP


120

15.1

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

200 mg/kg


120

15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with, e.g., dried fruit)

100 mg/kg


120

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 1-15

500 mg/kg



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