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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

Year

01.1.2

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

400 mg/kg


6


01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

200 mg/kg


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


01.6.1

Unripened cheese

100 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

200 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

100 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

160 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

200 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.6

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

200 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

500 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.8

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

200 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

100 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.3

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

2000 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.5

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

500 mg/kg


6


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

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

500 mg/kg


6


05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

500 mg/kg


6


05.2

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

3000 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

3000 mg/kg


6


05.4

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

500 mg/kg


6


06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

100 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

100 mg/kg


6


07.1.3

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

15 mg/kg


6


07.2

Fine bakery wares

2000 mg/kg


6


08.2.1.1

Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

2000 mg/kg


6


08.2.2

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

500 mg/kg


6


08.3.2

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

500 mg/kg


6


09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

500 mg/kg


6


09.3.1

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

160 mg/kg


6


09.3.2

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

2000 mg/kg


6


09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products

160 mg/kg


6


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


6


10.4

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

100 mg/kg


6


11.2

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

300 mg/kg


6


11.4

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

4545 mg/kg


6


12.3

Vinegars

300 mg/kg


6


12.4

Mustards

320 mg/kg


6


12.5

Soups and broths

110 mg/kg


6


12.6.1

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

500 mg/kg


6


12.6.2

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

160 mg/kg


6


12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

300 mg/kg


6


12.6.4

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

500 mg/kg


6


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


6


13.3

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

300 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

300 mg/kg


6


13.5

Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4

500 mg/kg


6


13.6

Food supplements

1200 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable juice

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

500 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

500 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

2000 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

200 mg/kg


6


14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

80 mg/kg


6


14.2.2

Cider and perry

80 mg/kg


6


14.2.3

Wines

80 mg/kg


6


14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

80 mg/kg


6


15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

100 mg/kg


6


16.0

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

200 mg/kg


6



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

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

6


08.1.1

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

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP

Note 71

6


09.1

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

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


09.2.1

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

GMP

Note 71

6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


09.2.3

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

GMP

Notes 16 & 71

6


09.2.4

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

GMP


6


09.2.5

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

GMP


6


10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


6


11.2

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

GMP

Note 71

6


12.1

Salt

GMP


6


12.2

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

GMP

Note 51

6


12.8

Yeast and like products

GMP


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6


14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP

Note 71

6



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

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 16

6


08.1.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


6


09.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.3

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.4

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

GMP


6


09.2.5

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

GMP


6


11.2

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

GMP


6


12.2

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

GMP

Note 51

6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6


14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


6



SHELLAC

Shellac

INS: 904


Function: Bulking Agent, Glazing Agent, Release Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 79

6


05.3

Chewing gum

20000 mg/kg

Note 3

6



SILICON DIOXIDE (AMORPHOUS)

Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)

INS: 551


Function: Anticaking Agent, Filler

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

11.2

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

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

6


12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


6


12.2

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

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

10000 mg/kg

Note 65

6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

10000 mg/kg

Note 65

6


14.2.3

Wines

17 mg/kg


6



SODIUM ACETATE

Sodium Acetate

INS: 262i


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

5000 mg/kg


6


04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

6000 mg/kg

Note 54

6


08.1.1

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

GMP


6


10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6



SODIUM ALGINATE

Sodium Alginate

INS: 401


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

6000 mg/kg


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


6


01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

100 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


08.1.1

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

15000 mg/kg


6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

8000 mg/kg


6


09.2.1

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

5000 mg/kg


6


09.2.2

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

GMP


6


11.2

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

10000 mg/kg


6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

300 mg/kg


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

20000 mg/kg


6



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

Year

01.6.4

Processed cheese

35000 mg/kg

Note 29

6


01.7

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


02.4

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


04.1.2.9

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

2000 mg/kg

Notes 6 & 72

6


05.2

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

GMP

Note 6

6


06.2

Flours and starches

45000 mg/kg

Note 29

6


06.5

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


06.6

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

1600 mg/kg

Note 6

6


07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


07.2.1

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


07.2.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


07.2.3

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

15300 mg/kg

Note 29

6


09.2.2

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

190 mg/kg

Notes 6 & 41

6


10.4

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


14.1.4

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 6

6


16.0

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

190 mg/kg

Note 6

6



SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE

Sodium Aluminosilicate

INS: 554


Function: Anticaking Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

GMP


6


11.2

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

15000 mg/kg

Note 56

6


12.1

Salt

20000 mg/kg


6


12.2

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

10000 mg/kg

Note 51

6



SODIUM ASCORBATE

Sodium Ascorbate

INS: 301


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

200 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


04.1.1

Fresh fruit

GMP


6


04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


6


06.2

Flours and starches

300 mg/kg


6


08.1.1

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

500 mg/kg


6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


6


09.1

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

200 mg/kg


6


09.2.1

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 70

6


09.2.2

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

GMP


6


09.2.4

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

200 mg/kg


6


12.8

Yeast and like products

200 mg/kg


6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

3000 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

200 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

200 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

300 mg/kg


6


14.2.3

Wines

200 mg/kg


6



SODIUM CARBONATE

Sodium Carbonate

INS: 500i


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

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

2000 mg/kg


6


02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2600 mg/kg

Note 54

6


08.1.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 41

6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6



SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE

Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

INS: 466


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

2000 mg/kg


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

5000 mg/kg


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

5000 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Note 52

6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 16

6


08.1.1

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

15000 mg/kg


6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


6


09.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.1

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 61

6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 41

6


09.2.3

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.4

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

GMP


6


09.2.5

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

GMP


6


11.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


12.2

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

GMP

Note 51

6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

5000 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

5000 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6


14.2.3

Wines

5000 mg/kg


6



SODIUM DIACETATE

Sodium Diacetate

INS: 262ii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

1000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

GMP


6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

GMP


6


04.2.2.3

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

GMP


6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

GMP


6


05.2

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

1000 mg/kg


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

3000 mg/kg


6


07.0

Bakery wares

4000 mg/kg


6


08.2

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

1000 mg/kg


6


08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

1000 mg/kg


6


09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

3000 mg/kg


6


10.2

Egg products

1000 mg/kg


6


10.3

Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs

1000 mg/kg


6


10.4

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

2000 mg/kg


6


12.5

Soups and broths

500 mg/kg


6


12.6

Sauces and like products

2500 mg/kg


6


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


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6


14.1.4

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

150 mg/kg


6


15.1

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

500 mg/kg


6


16.0

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

3000 mg/kg


6



SODIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE

Sodium Dihydrogen Citrate

INS: 331i


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

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

2000 mg/kg


6


02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

GMP


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6


04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


6


08.1.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


6


09.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.3

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.4

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

GMP


6


09.2.5

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

GMP


6


10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


6


11.2

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

GMP


6


12.2

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

GMP

Note 51

6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6


14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP


6



SODIUM ERYTHORBATE

Sodium Isoascorbate

INS: 316


Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

100 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

100 mg/kg

Note 52

6


04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

GMP


6


04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

GMP


6


09.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.1

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

1500 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


6


14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

GMP


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6


14.2.3

Wines

GMP


6



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

Year

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

2000 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

2000 mg/kg


6


02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

1000 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Notes 34 & 52

6


06.2

Flours and starches

45000 mg/kg


6


08.1.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 41

6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6


14.1.5

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

GMP


6



SODIUM HYDROXIDE

Sodium Hydroxide

INS: 524


Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

2000 mg/kg

Notes 34 & 52

6


06.2

Flours and starches

GMP


6


08.1.1

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

GMP


6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6



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

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


6


01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


6


01.4.2

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

GMP


6


04.2.1

Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP


6


08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

20000 mg/kg


6


10.2.1

Liquid egg products

GMP


6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6



SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE

Sodium Sesquicarbonate

INS: 500iii


Function: Acidity Regulator, Anticaking Agent, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


6


01.4.2

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

GMP


6


08.1.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 41

6



SORBATES

Sorbic Acid

INS: 200

Sodium Sorbate

INS: 201

Potassium Sorbate

INS: 202

Calcium Sorbate

INS: 203


Function: Antioxidant, Preservative, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1

Milk and buttermilk

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.1.2

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

300 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

300 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

200 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.6

Cheese

3000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


01.7

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


02.1.1

Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


02.2.1

Emulsions containing at least 80% fat

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


02.2.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


02.3

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


02.4

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.1

Fresh fruit

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.6

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.8

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

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.9

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

1200 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.2.2.3

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.2.2.5

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


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

6


05.1.4

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitue products

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


05.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


05.3

Chewing gum

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


05.4

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

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


06.2

Flours and starches

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


06.5

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


06.6

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


07.0

Bakery wares

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


08.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

GMP

Note 42

6


09.2.1

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


09.2.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


09.2.3

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg

Notes 42 & 82

6


09.2.5

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


09.3

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


10.2.1

Liquid egg products

5000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


10.2.3

Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


10.4

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


11.2

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


11.4

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


12.2

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


12.3

Vinegars

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


12.4

Mustards

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


12.5

Soups and broths

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


12.6

Sauces and like products

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


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

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


13.3

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

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


13.5

Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


13.6

Food supplements

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.1.2

Table waters and soda waters

200 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

2100 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.2.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable juice

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.2.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable juice

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

1500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.1.5

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

500 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.2

Cider and perry

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.3

Wines

2000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.4

Fruit wine

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.5

Mead

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

600 mg/kg

Note 42

6


15.1

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


15.2

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6


16.0

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

1000 mg/kg

Note 42

6



SORBITAN ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Sorbitan Monostearate

INS: 491

Sorbitan Tristearate

INS: 492

Sorbitan Monolaurate

INS: 493

Sorbitan Monooleate

INS: 494

Sorbitan Monopalmitate

INS: 495


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

5000 mg/kg


6


01.4.4

Cream analogues

5000 mg/kg


6


01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

4000 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

5000 mg/kg


6


02.0

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

30000 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1200 mg/kg


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

25 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.8

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

5000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

5000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

10000 mg/kg


6


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


6


05.0

Confectionery

20000 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

5000 mg/kg


6


07.1.1

Breads and rolls

10000 mg/kg


6


07.1.2

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

5000 mg/kg

Note 11

6


07.1.3

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

10000 mg/kg

Note 11

6


07.1.4

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

5000 mg/kg

Note 11

6


07.1.5

Steamed breads and buns

5000 mg/kg

Note 11

6


07.2

Fine bakery wares

10000 mg/kg


6


08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

3500 mg/kg


6


10.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


12.5.1

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

250 mg/kg


6


12.6.1

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

5000 mg/kg


6


12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

5000 mg/kg


6


12.8

Yeast and like products

15000 mg/kg

Note 104

6


13.3

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 83

6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

5000 mg/kg


6


13.5

Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4

GMP


6


13.6

Food supplements

GMP


6


14.1.4

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

500 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

800 mg/kg


6


14.2.3

Wines

GMP


6



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

Year

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP


6


01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 16

6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

Note 54

6


08.1.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP


6


09.1

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.1

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

GMP


6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.3

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP


6


09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP


6


09.2.4.3

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

GMP

Note 16

6


09.2.5

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

35000 mg/kg


6


10.2.2

Frozen egg products

GMP


6


11.2

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

GMP


6


12.2

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

GMP

Note 51

6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

GMP


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP


6



STARCH ACETATE

Starch Acetate Es terified with Acetic Anhydride

INS: 1420

Starch Acetate Es terified with Vinyl Acetate

INS: 1421


Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg


6


01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


6


01.4.2

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

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


09.2.2

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

GMP

Note 41

6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


6



STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate

INS: 1450


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP


6


01.4.2

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

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50000 mg/kg


6



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

Year

01.1.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

5000 mg/kg


6


01.4.4

Cream analogues

10000 mg/kg

Note 2

6


01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

2000 mg/kg


6


01.6.5

Cheese analogues

2000 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

10000 mg/kg


6


02.1

Fats and oils essentially free from water

3000 mg/kg


6


02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

10000 mg/kg


6


02.3

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

20000 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

2000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.8

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

187 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

10000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

10000 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

5000 mg/kg

Note 76

6


04.2.2.5

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 2

6


05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

2000 mg/kg


6


05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

5000 mg/kg

Note 2

6


05.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

20000 mg/kg


6


05.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

4000 mg/kg


6


06.2

Flours and starches

5000 mg/kg


6


06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

5000 mg/kg


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

4500 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

6000 mg/kg


6


06.6

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

7500 mg/kg

Note 2

6


07.0

Bakery wares

10000 mg/kg


6


08.2.2

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

4000 mg/kg


6


08.3.2

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

4000 mg/kg


6


10.2

Egg products

500 mg/kg


6


10.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


12.6

Sauces and like products

2500 mg/kg


6


13.3

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

2000 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

2000 mg/kg


6


14.1.4

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

2000 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 2

6


14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

8000 mg/kg


6


15.1

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

5000 mg/kg


6


16.0

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

2500 mg/kg


6



STEARYL TARTRATE

Stearyl Tartrate

INS: 483


Function: Emulsifier, Flour Treatment Agent

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.7

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

5000 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

5000 mg/kg


6


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


6


06.5

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

5000 mg/kg


6


07.0

Bakery wares

4000 mg/kg


6


10.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6



SUCRALOSE

Sucralose

INS: 955


Function: Sweetener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.2

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

300 mg/kg


6


01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

250 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

400 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

250 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

400 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

150 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

150 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

150 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

450 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

450 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.6

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

800 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

800 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.8

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

450 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

1250 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

150 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

250 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

150 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

150 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

150 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.3

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

450 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

150 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.5

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

1500 mg/kg


6


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

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

150 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

150 mg/kg


6


05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

1500 mg/kg


6


05.2

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

1500 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

5000 mg/kg


6


05.4

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

1000 mg/kg


6


06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

600 mg/kg


6


06.2

Flours and starches

600 mg/kg


6


06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

1000 mg/kg


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

600 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

1250 mg/kg


6


06.6

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

600 mg/kg


6


06.7

Rice cakes (Oriental type only)

600 mg/kg


6


07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

750 mg/kg


6


07.2.1

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

750 mg/kg


6


07.2.2

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

800 mg/kg


6


07.2.3

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

750 mg/kg


6


09.3.1

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

450 mg/kg


6


09.3.2

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

450 mg/kg


6


10.4

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

250 mg/kg


6


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


6


11.2

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

1500 mg/kg


6


11.4

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

GMP


6


12.2

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

700 mg/kg


6


12.4

Mustards

400 mg/kg


6


12.5

Soups and broths

1250 mg/kg


6


12.6.1

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

1250 mg/kg


6


12.6.2

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

1250 mg/kg


6


12.6.3

Mixes for sauces and gravies

450 mg/kg


6


12.6.4

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

450 mg/kg


6


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

1250 mg/kg


6


13.3

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

400 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

1250 mg/kg


6


13.5

Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4

800 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

250 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable juice

250 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

1250 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable juice

1250 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

250 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

1250 mg/kg


6


14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

1250 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

600 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

600 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

1250 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

250 mg/kg


6


14.2

Alcoholic beverages, including alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts

700 mg/kg


6


15.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

1000 mg/kg


6



SUCROGLYCERIDES

Sucroglycerides

INS: 474


Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

20000 mg/kg


6


01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

10000 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

5000 mg/kg


6


02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

10000 mg/kg


6


02.3

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

10000 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

5000 mg/kg


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


6


04.1.2.9

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

5000 mg/kg


6


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


6


05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

10000 mg/kg


6


05.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

15000 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

5000 mg/kg


6


07.2

Fine bakery wares

10000 mg/kg


6


08.2.2

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

6


08.3.2

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

6


10.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


12.5

Soups and broths

2000 mg/kg


6


12.6

Sauces and like products

10000 mg/kg


6


13.3

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

5000 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

5000 mg/kg


6


13.6

Food supplements

GMP


6


14.1.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

1000 mg/kg


6


14.2.2

Cider and perry

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.4

Fruit wine

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.5

Mead

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

5000 mg/kg


6



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

Year

01.1.2

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

5000 mg/kg


6


01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

20000 mg/kg


6


01.4.2

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

GMP


6


01.4.4

Cream analogues

GMP


6


01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

10000 mg/kg


6


01.5.2

Milk and cream powder analogues

10000 mg/kg


6


01.6.4

Processed cheese

10000 mg/kg


6


01.6.5

Cheese analogues

10000 mg/kg


6


01.7

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

10000 mg/kg


6


02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

5000 mg/kg


6


02.2

Fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil

10000 mg/kg


6


02.3

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

10000 mg/kg


6


02.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

5000 mg/kg


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP


6


04.1.2.8

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

1500 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

5000 mg/kg


6


04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

3000 mg/kg


6


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


6


05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

10000 mg/kg


6


05.2

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

10000 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

15000 mg/kg


6


05.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


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


6


07.1

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

GMP


6


07.2

Fine bakery wares

10000 mg/kg


6


08.2.2

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

6


08.3.2

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

5000 mg/kg

Note 15

6


08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

5000 mg/kg


6


09.2.1

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

10000 mg/kg


6


09.2.4

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

10000 mg/kg


6


09.2.5

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

10000 mg/kg


6


09.4

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

GMP


6


10.4

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

5000 mg/kg


6


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


6


12.5

Soups and broths

5000 mg/kg


6


12.6

Sauces and like products

10000 mg/kg


6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

5000 mg/kg


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

5000 mg/kg


6


13.3

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

5000 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

5000 mg/kg


6


13.6

Food supplements

GMP


6


14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

1000 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

5000 mg/kg


6


14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

10000 mg/kg


6


14.1.5

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

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.2

Cider and perry

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.4

Fruit wine

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.5

Mead

5000 mg/kg


6


14.2.6

Spirituous beverages

5000 mg/kg


6


15.1

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

10000 mg/kg


6


16.0

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

10000 mg/kg


6



SULPHITES

Sulphur Dioxide

INS: 220

Sodium Sulphite

INS: 221

Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite

INS: 222

Sodium Metabisulphite

INS: 223

Potassium Metabisuphite

INS: 224

Potassium Sulphite

INS: 225

Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite

INS: 227

Potassium Bisulphite

INS: 228

Sodium Thiosulphate

INS: 539


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

Year

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

50 mg/kg

Notes 12 & 44

6


01.6.4.1

Plain processed cheese

300 mg/kg

Note 44

6


01.7

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

100 mg/kg

Note 44

6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

100 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

30 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

3000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

3000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.6

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

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.8

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

3000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.9

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

750 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.1.2.12

Cooked or fried fruit

GMP

Note 44

6


04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables

750 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

2500 mg/kg

Notes 44 & 105

6


04.2.2.3

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

750 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

750 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.5

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


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

800 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

1000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds

750 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


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

150 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.1.4

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitue products

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.2

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

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.3

Chewing gum

2000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


05.4

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

150 mg/kg

Note 44

6


06.1

Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice

400 mg/kg

Note 44

6


06.2

Flours and starches

900 mg/kg

Note 44

6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

20 mg/kg

Note 44

6


07.1.1

Breads and rolls

100 mg/kg

Note 29

6


07.1.3

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

50 mg/kg

Note 44

6


07.1.4

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


07.2

Fine bakery wares

300 mg/kg

Note 44

6


08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

450 mg/kg

Note 44

6


08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg

Note 44

6


09.2.1

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

300 mg/kg

Note 44

6


09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

50 mg/kg

Note 44

6


09.2.5

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

450 mg/kg

Note 44

6


09.4

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

300 mg/kg

Note 44

6


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

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


11.2

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

40 mg/kg

Note 44

6


12.1

Salt

1000 mg/kg

Note 29

6


12.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


12.3

Vinegars

200 mg/kg

Note 44

6


12.4

Mustards

250 mg/kg

Notes 44 & 106

6


12.5

Soups and broths

1000 mg/kg

Note 44

6


12.6

Sauces and like products

300 mg/kg

Note 44

6


12.9

Protein products

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

600 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.2.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable juice

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

500 mg/kg

Notes 44 & 107

6


14.1.2.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable juice

70 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

70 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

70 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.4.1

Carbonated drinks

115 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.4.2

Non-carbonated, including punches and ades

250 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.1.4.3

Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks

350 mg/kg

Note 44

6


14.2

Alcoholic beverages, including alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts

350 mg/kg

Notes 44 & 103

6


15.1

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

200 mg/kg

Note 44

6


15.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 44

6


16.0

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

500 mg/kg

Note 44

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SUNSET YELLOW FCF

Sunset Yellow FCF

INS: 110


Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.2

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

300 mg/kg


6


01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

12 mg/kg

Note 12

6


01.6.1

Unripened cheese

GMP

Note 3

6


01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

100 mg/kg


6


01.6.3

Whey cheese

GMP

Note 3

6


01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg


6


01.6.5

Cheese analogues

GMP

Note 3

6


01.7

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

300 mg/kg


6


02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

GMP


6


02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

300 mg/kg


6


02.2.1.2

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

GMP


6


02.4

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

300 mg/kg


6


03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg


6


04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

50 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

500 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.6

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

500 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

300 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.8

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

500 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.9

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

300 mg/kg


6


04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

369 mg/kg


6


04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables, seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

300 mg/kg

Note 76

6


04.2.2.3

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

500 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

200 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.5

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

100 mg/kg


6


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

200 mg/kg


6


04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

200 mg/kg


6


05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

400 mg/kg


6


05.2

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

400 mg/kg


6


05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg


6


05.4

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

500 mg/kg


6


06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

350 mg/kg


6


06.4.2

Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products

300 mg/kg


6


06.5

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

300 mg/kg


6


07.0

Bakery wares

300 mg/kg


6


08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.3.1.1

Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.3.1.2

Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

135 mg/kg


6


08.3.1.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.3.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.3.3

Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg

Note 50

6


09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.2.1

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

500 mg/kg


6


09.2.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.2.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

500 mg/kg


6


09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

250 mg/kg


6


09.2.4.3

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.2.5

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

500 mg/kg

Note 22

6


09.3.1

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.3.2

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

500 mg/kg

Note 16

6


09.3.3

Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products

500 mg/kg


6


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

500 mg/kg


6


09.4

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

500 mg/kg


6


10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP

Notes 3 & 4

6


10.4

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

300 mg/kg


6


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


6


11.2

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

300 mg/kg


6


11.4

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

300 mg/kg


6


12.2

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

500 mg/kg


6


12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg


6


12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg


6


12.6

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg


6


12.9

Protein products

200 mg/kg


6


13.1

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

50 mg/kg


6


13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

50 mg/kg


6


13.3

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

50 mg/kg


6


13.4

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg


6


13.5

Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4

300 mg/kg


6


13.6

Food supplements

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.2.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice

GMP


6


14.1.2.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable juice

GMP


6


14.1.2.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice

300 mg/kg


6


14.1.4

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

300 mg/kg


6


14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg


6


14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

200 mg/kg


6


14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg


6


14.2.6.1

Spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

300 mg/kg


6


14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

200 mg/kg


6


15.1

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

300 mg/kg


6


15.2

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

100 mg/kg


6


16.0

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

500 mg/kg


6



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