Sucrose esters of fatty acids (473)

14.2.7.0

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

5000 mg/kg

536: For use as an emulsifier only.

06.6.0.0

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

10000 mg/kg

-

01.3.2.0

Beverage whiteners

20000 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).

07.1.0.0

Bread and ordinary bakery wares

3000 mg/kg

-

06.3.0.0

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

10000 mg/kg

-

06.5.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

-

01.6.5.0

Cheese analogues

10000 mg/kg

-

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

12000 mg/kg

-

12.6.4.0

Clear sauces (e.g. fish sauce)

10000 mg/kg

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

05.1.1.0

Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake

10000 mg/kg

97: On the final cocoa and chocolate product basis.

XS141: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cocoa (Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/chocolate liquor) and Cocoa Cake (CODEX STAN 141-1983).

05.1.2.0

Cocoa mixes (syrups)

10000 mg/kg

-

05.1.3.0

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

10000 mg/kg

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

1000 mg/kg

176: For use in canned liquid coffee only.

05.2.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

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

4500 mg/kg

241: For use in surimi products only.

01.4.4.0

Cream analogues

10000 mg/kg

-

01.7.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

-

05.4.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

387: Except for use at 20000 mg/kg in powdered sugar for fine bakery wares.

13.3.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

-

13.4.0.0

Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction

5000 mg/kg

-

14.2.6.0

Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol

5000 mg/kg

431: Excluding use in whiskey.

06.4.2.0

Dried pastas and noodles and like products

4000 mg/kg

211: For use in noodles only.

03.0.0.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

5000 mg/kg

-

10.4.0.0

Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)

5000 mg/kg

-

12.6.1.0

Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip)

2000 mg/kg

426: Except for use in concentrated marinades applied to food at 20,000 mg/kg.

02.3.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

102: For use in fat emulsions for baking purposes only.

363: For use at 50,000 mg/kg for emulsified oils used in the production of noodles or bakery products.

02.2.2.0

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

10000 mg/kg

360: In dairy fat spreads limited to products with < 70% fat content or baking purposes only.

02.4.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

-

07.2.0.0

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

10000 mg/kg

-

01.1.4.0

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

5000 mg/kg

-

13.6.0.0

Food supplements

20000 mg/kg

-

06.4.1.0

Fresh pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

370: For use in noodles, skin or crusts for spring rolls, wontons, and shou mai only.

04.1.2.8

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

1500 mg/kg

XS314R: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Date Paste (CODEX STAN 314R-2013).

04.1.2.9

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

5000 mg/kg

-

08.3.2.0

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

5000 mg/kg

15: On the fat or oil basis.

373: For use in sausage 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).

08.2.2.0

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

5000 mg/kg

15: On the fat or oil basis.

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).

12.2.1.0

Herbs and spices

2000 mg/kg

422: For use in curry roux only.

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

6000 mg/kg

-

01.5.2.0

Milk and cream powder analogues

5000 mg/kg

350: For use at 10,000 mg/kg in cream powder analogues only.

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

01.5.1.0

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

10000 mg/kg

536: For use as an emulsifier only.

XS207: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Standard for Milk Powders and Cream Powder (CXS 207-1999)

XS290: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Standard for Edible Casein Products (CXS 290-1995).

12.6.3.0

Mixes for sauces and gravies

10000 mg/kg

127: On the served to the consumer basis.

12.6.2.0

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

10000 mg/kg

537: Except for use at 5000 mg/kg in products conforming to the Regional Standard for Chilli Sauce (CXS 306R-2011).

01.1.2.0

Other fluid milk (plain)

1000 mg/kg

410: Excluding lactose reduced milks.

06.7.0.0

Pre-cooked or processed rice products, including rice cakes (Oriental type only)

10000 mg/kg

-

06.4.3.0

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

2000 mg/kg

194: For use in instant noodles conforming to the Standard for Instant Noodles (CODEX STAN 249-2006) only.

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

3000 mg/kg

-

12.2.2.0

Seasonings and condiments

20000 mg/kg

423: For use in dashi and furikake only.

424: For use as a glazing agent.

15.1.0.0

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

5000 mg/kg

433: For use in rice crackers and potato snacks only.

12.5.0.0

Soups and broths

2000 mg/kg

-

06.8.1.0

Soybean-based beverages

20000 mg/kg

-

01.4.2.0

Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain)

5000 mg/kg

-

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

1500 mg/kg

454: For use in waxes, coatings or glazes where these surface treatments are allowed for application to the surface of fresh fruit.

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

5000 mg/kg

536: For use as an emulsifier only.

XS259R: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Tehena (CODEX STAN 259R-2007).

XS308R: Excluding products conforming to the Regional Standard for Harissa (Red Hot Pepper Paste) (CXS 308R-2011).

XS321: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Ginseng Products (CXS 321-2015).

XS38: Excluding products conforming to the General Standard for Edible Fungi and Fungus Products (CODEX STAN 38-1981).

XS57: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Processed Tomato Concentrates (CODEX STAN 57-1981).

14.1.4.0

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

200 mg/kg

219: Except for use in non-alcoholic aniseed-based, coconut-based, and almond-based drinks at 5 000 mg/kg.