CAROTENOIDS

160a(iii)

beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora

160a(i)

beta-Carotenes, synthetic

160e

Carotenal, beta-apo-8'-

160f

Carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-8'-

14.2.7.0

Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers)

200 mg/kg

-

06.6.0.0

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

500 mg/kg

-

01.3.2.0

Beverage whiteners

100 mg/kg

XS250: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for a Blend of Evaporated Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat (CODEX STAN 250-2006).

XS252: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for a Blend of Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat (CODEX STAN 252-2006).

07.1.4.0

Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs

200 mg/kg

116: For use in doughs only.

06.3.0.0

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg

-

02.2.1.0

Butter

25 mg/kg

146: Beta-carotene (synthetic) (INS 160a(i)) only.

291: Except for use of beta-apo-8'-carotenal (INS 160e) and beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid, methyl or ethyl ester (INS 160f) at 35 mg/kg.

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

200 mg/kg

104: Excluding canned pears (except for use in special holiday packs) and canned pineapples conforming to the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (CODEX STAN 319-2015).

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

50 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

06.5.0.0

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

150 mg/kg

-

01.6.5.0

Cheese analogues

200 mg/kg

-

01.6.2.3

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

100 mg/kg

-

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

100 mg/kg

-

14.2.2.0

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg

-

05.1.4.0

Cocoa and chocolate products

100 mg/kg

183: For use in surface decoration only.

05.1.3.0

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

100 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

XS86: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cocoa Butter (CODEX STAN 86-1981).

05.2.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

XS309R: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211).

07.1.2.0

Crackers, excluding sweet crackers

1000 mg/kg

-

01.4.4.0

Cream analogues

20 mg/kg

-

08.3.1.2

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

20 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

08.3.1.1

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

100 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

01.7.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

05.4.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

13.5.0.0

Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6

300 mg/kg

-

13.3.0.0

Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1)

50 mg/kg

-

13.4.0.0

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

50 mg/kg

-

14.2.6.0

Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

200 mg/kg

-

04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

1000 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

08.4.0.0

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

100 mg/kg

-

03.0.0.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg

-

10.4.0.0

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

150 mg/kg

-

02.3.0.0

Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

200 mg/kg

-

02.2.2.0

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

35 mg/kg

-

02.4.0.0

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

150 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

500 mg/kg

-

08.3.1.3

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

20 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3

50 mg/kg

-

07.2.0.0

Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes

100 mg/kg

-

01.1.4.0

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

150 mg/kg

402: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milk (CODEX STAN 243- 2003) at 100 mg/kg.

52: Excluding chocolate milk.

13.6.0.0

Food supplements

300 mg/kg

-

10.1.0.0

Fresh eggs

1000 mg/kg

4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

09.1.1.0

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg

4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

08.1.2.0

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

100 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

09.1.2.0

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

100 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

XS292: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).

XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).

XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

100 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

1000 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.8

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

100 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

182: Excluding coconut milk.

04.1.2.9

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

150 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.6

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

500 mg/kg

-

09.4.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

95: For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.

XS119: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Finfish (CODEX STAN 119-1981).

XS3: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Salmon (CODEX STAN 3-1981).

XS37: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns (CODEX STAN 37-1991).

XS70: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito (70-1981).

XS90: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Crab Meat (CODEX STAN 90-1981).

XS94: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CODEX STAN 94-1981).

08.3.2.0

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

20 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

XS88: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Corned Beef (CODEX STAN 88-1981).

XS89: Excluding products conforming to Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981).

XS98: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Chopped Meat (CODEX STAN 98-1981).

05.1.5.0

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

100 mg/kg

-

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

200 mg/kg

-

02.1.3.0

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

25 mg/kg

512: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Edible fats and oils not Covered by Individual Standards (CXS 19-1981) and the Standard for Named Animal Fats (CXS 211-1999) for the purposes of restoring natural colour lost in processing, or standardizing colour only.

XS329: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Oils (CXS 329-2017).

01.5.2.0

Milk and cream powder analogues

100 mg/kg

XS251: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for a Blend of Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat in Powdered Form (CODEX STAN 251-2006).

12.4.0.0

Mustards

300 mg/kg

-

07.1.3.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

11.4.0.0

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

50 mg/kg

217: Except for use in toppings at 300 mg/kg.

06.4.3.0

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

1200 mg/kg

153: For use in instant noodles only.

474: Except for use of beta-carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)) at 1000 mg/kg, carotenal, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160e) at 200 mg/kg, and carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160f) at 1000 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for Instant Noodles (CXS 249-2006).

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

100 mg/kg

-

09.2.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

304: For use only in breaded or batter coatings in products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166- 1989), singly or in combination: carotenoids (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta-carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), carotenal, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160e), carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, betaapo-8’- (INS 160f)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)).

95: For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.

XS165: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).

XS167: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family of Fishes (CODEX STAN 167-1989).

XS189: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dried Shark Fins (CODEX STAN 189-1993).

XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).

XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995).

XS222: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Crackers from Marine and Freshwater Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscan Shellfish (CODEX STAN 222-2001).

XS236: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Boiled Dried Salted Anchovies (CODEX STAN 236-2003).

XS244: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004).

XS292: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).

XS311: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoked-flavoured Fish and Smoke-dried Fish (CODEX STAN 311-2013).

XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).

XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).

XS36: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981).

XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981).

XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).

15.2.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

500 mg/kg

-

01.6.2.1

Ripened cheese, includes rind

100 mg/kg

458: Except for use in cheese mass only for products conforming to the Standards for Cheddar (CXS 263-1966), Danbo (CXS 264-1966), Edam (CXS 265-1966), Gouda (CXS 266-1966), Havarti (CXS 267-1966), Samsø (CXS 268-1966), Emmental (CXS 269-1967), Tilsiter (CXS 270-1968), Saint-Paulin (CXS 271-1968), Provolone (CXS 272-1968), Coulommiers (CXS 274-1969), Camembert (CXS 276-1973) and Brie (CXS 277-1973); singly or in combination at 35 mg/kg.

500: Except for use in products conforming to the General Standard for Cheese (CXS 283-1978) at 25 mg/kg for carotenes, beta-, synthetic (INS 160a(i)) and 35 mg/kg for both carotenal, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160e) and carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-08’- (INS 160f) only, i.e. no provision for carotenes, beta-, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)).

XS208: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cheese in Brine (CODEX STAN 208-1999).

XS278: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Extra Hard Grating Cheese (CXS 278-1978).

12.7.0.0

Salads (e.g. macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.3

50 mg/kg

-

12.6.0.0

Sauces and like products

500 mg/kg

XS302: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Sauce (CODEX STAN 302-2011).

12.2.2.0

Seasonings and condiments

500 mg/kg

-

09.3.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

95: For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.

XS291: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Sturgeon Caviar (CODEX STAN 291-2010).

15.1.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

12.5.0.0

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg

341: For use in products conforming to the Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981) singly or in combination: carotenes, beta-, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)), carotenal, beta-apo-8’- (INS 160e) and carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-8'- (INS 160f) at 50 mg/kg.

07.1.5.0

Steamed breads and buns

100 mg/kg

216: For use in maize-based products only.

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

500 mg/kg

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

01.6.1.0

Unripened cheese

100 mg/kg

489: Except for use in products conforming to the General Standard for Unripened Cheese including Fresh Cheese (CXS 221-2001) at 25 mg/kg for carotenes, beta-, synthetic (INS 160a(i)) and 35 mg/kg for both carotenal, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160e) and carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-08’- (INS 160f) only, i.e. no provision for carotenes, beta-, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)).

490: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Cream Cheese (CXS 275-1973), for carotenes, beta-, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta-, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), carotenal, beta-apo-8’ (INS 160e) and carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-08’- (INS 160f), singly or in combination, at 35 mg/kg.

XS273: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cottage Cheese (CXS 273-1968).

04.2.2.6

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5

50 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

92: Excluding tomato-based sauces.

04.2.2.5

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

50 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

02.1.2.0

Vegetable oils and fats

25 mg/kg

508: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not Covered by Individual Standards (CXS 19-1981) for the purposes of natural colour lost in processing, or standardizing colour only.

509: Excluding virgin and cold pressed oils in products conforming to the Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not Covered by Individual Standards (CXS 19-1981).

XS210: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CXS 210-1999).

XS33: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils (CODEX STAN 33-1981).

04.2.2.3

Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce

50 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

14.1.4.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

14.2.4.0

Wines (other than grape)

200 mg/kg

-