Sorbic acid (200)

14.2.7.0

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

500 mg/kg

224: Excluding aromatized beer.

42: As sorbic acid.

07.0.0.0

Bakery wares

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

06.6.0.0

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

2000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.3.2.0

Beverage whiteners

200 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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).

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

06.5.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.5.0

Cheese analogues

3000 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.2.2.0

Cider and perry

500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

05.1.2.0

Cocoa mixes (syrups)

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

05.1.3.0

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

14.1.5.0

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

500 mg/kg

160: For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only.

42: As sorbic acid.

14.1.2.3

Concentrates for fruit juice

1000 mg/kg

122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.

127: On the served to the consumer basis.

42: As sorbic acid.

91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.

14.1.3.3

Concentrates for fruit nectar

1000 mg/kg

122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.

127: On the served to the consumer basis.

42: As sorbic acid.

91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.

05.2.0.0

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

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

2000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.12

Cooked fruit

1200 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

2000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

82: Except for use in shrimp (Crangon crangon and Crangon vulgaris) at 6 000 mg/kg.

04.2.2.8

Cooked or fried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds

1000 mg/kg

221: For use in potato dough and pre-fried potato slices only.

42: As sorbic acid.

08.2.1.2

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

2000 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

08.2.1.1

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

200 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

01.7.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

05.4.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

13.3.0.0

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

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

13.4.0.0

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

10.2.3.0

Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

08.4.0.0

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

10000 mg/kg

222: For use in collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6 only.

365: On a casings basis.

42: As sorbic acid.

10.4.0.0

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

02.3.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

02.2.2.0

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

2000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

529: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads (CXS 256-2007); if benzoates and sorbates are used in combination, the combined use shall not exceed 2000 mg/kg of which the benzoic acid portion shall not exceed 1000 mg/kg.

02.4.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

08.2.1.3

Fermented non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

200 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

12.9.1.0

Fermented soybean paste (e.g., miso)

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

12.9.2.1

Fermented soybean sauce

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.1.4.0

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

1000 mg/kg

220: For use in flavoured products heat treated after fermentation only.

42: As sorbic acid.

13.6.0.0

Food supplements

2000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

10.2.2.0

Frozen egg products

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

08.2.3.0

Frozen processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

200 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.1.2.1

Fruit juice

1000 mg/kg

122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.

42: As sorbic acid.

91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.

14.1.3.1

Fruit nectar

1000 mg/kg

122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.

42: As sorbic acid.

91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.

04.1.2.8

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.9

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.6

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.2.3.0

Grape wines

200 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

08.2.2.0

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

200 mg/kg

3: For use in surface treatment only.

42: As sorbic acid.

XS96: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Ham (CODEX STAN 96-1981).

XS97: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Pork Shoulder (CODEX STAN 97-1981).

12.2.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

XS326: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Black, White and Green Peppers (CODEX STAN 326-2017).

XS327: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cumin (CODEX STAN 327-2017).

XS328: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dried Thyme (CODEX STAN 328-2017).

05.1.5.0

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

10.2.1.0

Liquid egg products

5000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.2.5.0

Mead

200 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

12.4.0.0

Mustards

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

12.9.2.3

Other soybean sauces

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

11.4.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

06.4.3.0

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

211: For use in noodles only.

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

3000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

08.3.0.0

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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).

15.2.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.2.2.0

Renneted milk (plain)

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.2.0

Ripened cheese

3000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

457: Except for use in 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) and Provolone (CXS 272-1968): at a maximum level of 1000 mg/kg for surface treatment only.

499: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Extra Hard Grating Cheese (CXS 278-1978): sorbic acid (INS 200), potassium sorbate (INS 202) and calcium sorbate (INS 203), at 1000 mg/kg as sorbic acid in the final product.

501: For use in the cheese mass at 3000 mg/kg, and for surface or rind treatment of sliced, cut, shredded or grated cheese only at 1000 mg/kg, for products conforming to the General Standard for Cheese (CXS 283-1978): sorbic acid (INS 200), potassium sorbate (INS 202) and calcium sorbate (INS 203), as sorbic acid.

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

XS274: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Coulommiers (CXS 274-1969).

XS276: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Camembert (CXS 276-1973).

XS277: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Brie (CXS 277-1973).

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

1500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

12.6.0.0

Sauces and like products

1000 mg/kg

127: On the served to the consumer basis.

42: As sorbic acid.

09.3.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

09.2.5.0

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

1000 mg/kg

20: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family of Fishes (CODEX STAN 167-1989) and the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004) at 200 mg/kg, and in smoked fish and smoke-flavoured fish in products conforming to the Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoke-Flavoured Fish and Smoke-Dried Fish (CODEX STAN 311-2013) at 2000 mg/kg for reduced oxygen packaged product only.

42: As sorbic acid.

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).

15.1.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

12.5.0.0

Soups and broths

1000 mg/kg

338: For use in products conforming to the Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981) singly or in combination: sorbic acid (INS 200), potassium sorbate (INS 202), calcium sorbate (INS 203), benzoic acid (INS 210), sodium benzoate (INS 211), potassium benzoate (INS 212), and calcium benzoate (INS 213) at 500 mg/kg as sorbic acid (INS 200-203) or as benzoic acid (INS 210-213).

339: Excluding use for canned bouillons and consommés.

42: As sorbic acid.

11.6.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

192: For use in liquid products only.

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.1.0

Unripened cheese

1000 mg/kg

223: Except for use in products containing added fruits, vegetables, or meats at 3 000 mg/kg.

42: As sorbic acid.

492: For use in cheese mass only of products conforming to the Standard for Cottage Cheese (CXS 273-1968) and the Standard for Cream Cheese (CXS 275-1973): sorbic acid (INS 200), potassium sorbate (INS 202), calcium sorbate (INS 203).

494: For use in cheese mass and the surface treatment of sliced, cut, shredded and grated cheese products conforming to the Group Standard for Unripened Cheese including Fresh Cheese (CXS 221-2001): sorbic acid (INS 200), potassium sorbate (INS 202), calcium sorbate (INS 203).

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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)

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

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

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.1.4.0

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

500 mg/kg

127: On the served to the consumer basis.

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.3.0

Whey cheese

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

01.6.6.0

Whey protein cheese

3000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

14.2.4.0

Wines (other than grape)

500 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.