GSFA Online Food Additive Details for Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

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Updated up to the 46^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2023)

Food Additive Details

Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) (319)

Synonym(s)

TBHQ

Functional Classes

Antioxidant

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GSFA Provisions for Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

Number	Food Category	Max Level	Notes
01.3.2	Beverage whiteners	100 mg/kg	Note 195 Note XS250 Note 15 Note XS252
01.5.2	Milk and cream powder analogues	100 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 481
02.1.1	Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee	120 mg/kg	Note 514 Note 15 Note 171
02.1.2	Vegetable oils and fats	200 mg/kg	Note XS33 Note 511 Note 15 Note 515 Note XS325R Note 130
02.1.3	Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 516 Note 130
02.2.2	Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads	200 mg/kg	Note XS253 Note 15 Note 559
02.3	Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
02.4	Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
03.0	Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	200 mg/kg	Note 195 Note 15
05.1.4	Cocoa and chocolate products	200 mg/kg	Note 303 Note 15 Note 130
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	200 mg/kg	Note XS309R Note 15 Note 130
05.3	Chewing gum	400 mg/kg	Note 130
05.4	Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
06.4.3	Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
07.1.1	Breads and rolls	200 mg/kg	Note 195 Note 15
07.1.2	Crackers, excluding sweet crackers	200 mg/kg	Note 195 Note 15
07.1.3	Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins)	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
07.1.4	Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs	200 mg/kg	Note 195 Note 15
08.2	Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts	100 mg/kg	Note 167 Note XS96 Note 15 Note XS97 Note 130
08.3	Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products	100 mg/kg	Note XS89 Note 162 Note 15 Note XS98 Note XS88 Note 130
12.2	Herbs, spices, seasonings and condiments (e.g. seasoning for instant noodles)	200 mg/kg	Note XS326 Note XS328 Note 15 Note XS327 Note 130
12.4	Mustards	200 mg/kg	Note 15
12.5	Soups and broths	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130
12.6	Sauces and like products	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note XS306 Note XS302 Note 130
15.0	Ready-to-eat savouries	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 130

Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).

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