IRON OXIDES

The provisions that follow are defined at the additive group level, and thus apply to the total content of the additives participating in this group. Additives that make up this group are provided for reference only.

Participating Additive(s)

INS No

Additive Name

172(i)

Iron oxide, black

N°

172(i)

Additive Name

Iron oxide, black

172(ii)

Iron oxide, red

N°

172(ii)

Additive Name

Iron oxide, red

172(iii)

Iron oxide, yellow

N°

172(iii)

Additive Name

Iron oxide, yellow

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GSFA Provisions for IRON OXIDES

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

06.3.0.0

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

75 mg/kg

-

N°

06.3.0.0

Food Category

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

Max Level

75 mg/kg

Notes

-

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

250 mg/kg

-

N°

04.1.2.7

Food Category

Candied fruit

Max Level

250 mg/kg

Notes

-

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

300 mg/kg

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

N°

04.1.2.4

Food Category

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

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

06.5.0.0

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

75 mg/kg

-

N°

06.5.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

75 mg/kg

Notes

-

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

5000 mg/kg

-

N°

05.3.0.0

Food Category

Chewing gum

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

-

05.2.0.0

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

200 mg/kg

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

N°

05.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

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

01.7.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

N°

01.7.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

05.4.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

N°

05.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

08.4.0.0

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

1000 mg/kg

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

N°

08.4.0.0

Food Category

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

03.0.0.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

300 mg/kg

-

N°

03.0.0.0

Food Category

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

-

10.4.0.0

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

150 mg/kg

-

N°

10.4.0.0

Food Category

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

Max Level

150 mg/kg

Notes

-

02.4.0.0

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

350 mg/kg

-

N°

02.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

350 mg/kg

Notes

-

07.2.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

N°

07.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

01.1.4.0

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

20 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.

N°

01.1.4.0

Food Category

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

Max Level

20 mg/kg

Notes

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

7500 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

13.6.0.0

Food Category

Food supplements

Max Level

7500 mg/kg

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

10.1.0.0

Fresh eggs

GMP

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

N°

10.1.0.0

Food Category

Fresh eggs

Max Level

GMP

Notes

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

04.1.2.9

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

200 mg/kg

-

N°

04.1.2.9

Food Category

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

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

04.1.2.6

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

500 mg/kg

-

N°

04.1.2.6

Food Category

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

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

-

09.4.0.0

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

50 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).

N°

09.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

50 mg/kg

Notes

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).

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

200 mg/kg

-

N°

04.1.2.5

Food Category

Jams, jellies, marmelades

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

50 mg/kg

-

N°

01.6.4.0

Food Category

Processed cheese

Max Level

50 mg/kg

Notes

-

15.2.0.0

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

400 mg/kg

-

N°

15.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

400 mg/kg

Notes

-

01.6.2.2

Rind of ripened cheese

100 mg/kg

-

N°

01.6.2.2

Food Category

Rind of ripened cheese

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

09.3.3.0

Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products

100 mg/kg

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

N°

09.3.3.0

Food Category

Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

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

12.6.0.0

Sauces and like products

75 mg/kg

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

N°

12.6.0.0

Food Category

Sauces and like products

Max Level

75 mg/kg

Notes

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

12.2.2.0

Seasonings and condiments

1000 mg/kg

-

N°

12.2.2.0

Food Category

Seasonings and condiments

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

-

09.3.4.0

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

50 mg/kg

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

N°

09.3.4.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

50 mg/kg

Notes

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

09.2.5.0

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

250 mg/kg

22: For use in smoked fish paste only.

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).

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).

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

N°

09.2.5.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

250 mg/kg

Notes

22: For use in smoked fish paste only.

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).

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).

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

15.1.0.0

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

500 mg/kg

-

N°

15.1.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

-

12.5.0.0

Soups and broths

100 mg/kg

XS117: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981).

N°

12.5.0.0

Food Category

Soups and broths

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

XS117: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981).

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

1000 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.

N°

04.1.1.2

Food Category

Surface-treated fresh fruit

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

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.

14.1.4.0

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

100 mg/kg

-

N°

14.1.4.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

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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.).