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APPENDIX VIII: DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTITY AND PURITY OF FOOD ADDITIVES[36]

CATEGORY I (RECOMMENDED TO THE COMMISSION FOR ADOPTION)

Food additives


Agar

Mixed carotenoids

Alginic acid

Modified starches

Ammonium alginate

Potassium alginate

Calcium alginate

Potassium propionate

Carbon dioxide

Propylene glycol

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol

Propylene glycol alginate

Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose

Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids


Salatrim

Gellan gum

Sodium alginate

Hydrogenated poly-1-decene

Sucroglycerides

Isoamyl acetate

Sulfur dioxide

Maltitol syrup

tertiary-Butylhydroquinone

Microcrystalline wax



Flavouring agents



No.

Name

13

Allyl cyclohexane propionate

33

Ethyl octanoate

34

Ethyl nonanoate

43

Isoamyl acetate

45

Isoamyl butyrate

49

Isoamyl isobutyrate

50

Isoamyl isovalerate

53

Citronellyl formate

54

Geranyl formate

55

Neryl formate

56

Rhodinyl formate

57

Citronellyl acetate

59

Neryl acetate

60

Rhodinyl acetate

61

Citronellyl propionate

62

Geranyl propionate

63

cis-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl propanoate

65

Citronellyl butyrate

66

Geranyl butyrate

67

Neryl butyrate

68

Rhodinyl butyrate

71

Citronellyl isobutyrate

73

Neryl isobutyrate

76

Neryl isovalerate

79

Formic acid

80

Acetaldehyde

81

Acetic acid

82

Propyl alcohol

83

Propionaldehyde

84

Propionic acid

85

Butyl alcohol

86

Butyraldehyde

87

Butyric acid

88

Amyl alcohol

89

Valeraldehyde

90

Valeric acid

91

Hexyl alcohol

92

Hexanal

93

Hexanoic acid

94

Heptyl alcohol

95

Heptanal

96

Heptanoic acid

97

1-Octanol

98

Octanal

99

Octanoic acid

100

Nonyl alcohol

101

Nonanal

102

Nonanoic acid

103

1-Decanol

104

Decanal

105

Decanoic acid

106

Undecyl alcohol

107

Undecanal

108

Undecanoic acid

109

Lauryl alcohol

110

Lauric aldehyde

111

Lauric acid

112

Myristaldehyde

113

Myristic acid

114

1-Hexadecanol

115

Palmitic acid

116

Stearic acid

117

Propyl formate

118

Butyl formate

119

n-Amyl formate

120

Hexyl formate

122

Octyl formate

123

cis-3-Hexenyl formate

125

Methyl acetate

126

Propyl acetate

127

Butyl acetate

128

Hexyl acetate

129

Heptyl acetate

130

Octyl acetate

131

Nonyl acetate

132

Decyl acetate

133

Lauryl acetate

134

cis-3-Hexenyl acetate

135

trans-3-Heptenyl acetate

136

10-Undecen-1-yl acetate

137

Isobutyl acetate

138

2-Methylbutyl acetate

141

Methyl propionate

142

Propyl propionate

143

Butyl propionate

144

Hexyl propionate

145

Octyl propionate

146

Decyl propionate

147

cis-3 & trans-2-Hexenyl propionate

148

Isobutyl propionate

149

Methyl butyrate

150

Propyl butyrate

151

Butyl butyrate

152

n-Amyl butyrate

153

Hexyl butyrate

157

cis-3-Hexenyl butyrate

158

Isobutyl butyrate

159

Methyl valerate

160

Butyl valerate

161

Propyl hexanoate

162

Butyl hexanoate

163

n-Amyl hexanoate

164

Hexyl hexanoate

166

Isobutyl hexanoate

167

Methyl heptanoate

170

n-Amyl heptanoate

173

Methyl octanoate

174

n-Amyl octanoate

175

Hexyl octanoate

179

Methyl nonanoate

180

Methyl laurate

181

Butyl laurate

183

Methyl myristate

185

Methyl isobutyrate

186

Ethyl isobutyrate

187

Propyl isobutyrate

188

Butyl isobutyrate

189

Hexyl isobutyrate

190

Heptyl isobutyrate

191

trans-3-Heptenyl 2-methyl propanoate

192

Octyl isobutyrate

193

Dodecyl isobutyrate

194

Isobutyl isobutyrate

195

Methyl isovalerate

196

Ethyl isovalerate

197

Propyl isovalerate

198

Butyl isovalerate

199

Hexyl 3-methylbutanoate

200

Octyl isovalerate

201

Nonyl isovalerate

202

3-Hexenyl 3-methylbutanoate

203

2-Methylpropyl 3-methylbutyrate

205

Methyl 2-methylbutyrate

206

Ethyl 2-methylbutyrate

207

n-Butyl 2-methylbuytyrate

208

Hexyl 2-methylbutanoate

209

Octyl 2-methylbutyrate

212

2-Methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate

214

Ethyl 2-methyl pentanoate

216

Methyl 4-methylvalerate

217

trans-Anethole

218

Citric acid


CATEGORY II (RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AFTER EDITORIAL CHANGES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL REVISIONS)

Food Additives




Sodium propionate

In the description, add “or granules” after “crystals”.



Flavouring agents





No.

Name


58

Geranyl acetate

Under “Solubility in ethanol”, for “1 L”, read “1 mL”

124

Isobutyl formate

Under “Refractive index”, verify third decimal in upper value.


[36] Specifications under Categories III, IV and V are included in the Report of the Working Group on Specifications (Conference Room Document 2 - Add. 2).

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