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Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate (214)

Synonyms: Ethylparaben, Ethyl p-Oxybenzoate

Functional Classes: Preservative

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GSFA Provisions for Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

14.2.7.0

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

1000 mg/kg

224: Excluding aromatized beer.

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.2.7.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

224: Excluding aromatized beer.

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

1000 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.7

Food Category

Candied fruit

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

01.6.5.0

Cheese analogues

500 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

01.6.5.0

Food Category

Cheese analogues

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

1500 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

05.3.0.0

Food Category

Chewing gum

Max Level

1500 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

14.2.2.0

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.2.2.0

Food Category

Cider and perry

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

05.1.3.0

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

N°

05.1.3.0

Food Category

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic 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

450 mg/kg

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

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.1.5.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

450 mg/kg

Notes

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

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

05.2.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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)

120 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

01.7.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

120 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

05.4.0.0

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

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

05.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

800 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.2

Food Category

Dried fruit

Max Level

800 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

08.4.0.0

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

36 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

08.4.0.0

Food Category

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

Max Level

36 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

02.3.0.0

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

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

02.3.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

02.2.2.0

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

XS256: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads (CXS 256-2007).

N°

02.2.2.0

Food Category

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

XS256: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads (CXS 256-2007).

04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

800 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.10

Food Category

Fermented fruit products

Max Level

800 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic 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

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.2.2.7

Food Category

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

07.2.0.0

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

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

07.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

800 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.11

Food Category

Fruit fillings for pastries

Max Level

800 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

250 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.3

Food Category

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

Max Level

250 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.8

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

800 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.8

Food Category

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

Max Level

800 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.9

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

800 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.9

Food Category

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

Max Level

800 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.6

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

1000 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.6

Food Category

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

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

05.1.5.0

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

05.1.5.0

Food Category

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

250 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.1.2.5

Food Category

Jams, jellies, marmelades

Max Level

250 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

14.2.5.0

Mead

200 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.2.5.0

Food Category

Mead

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

12.4.0.0

Mustards

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

12.4.0.0

Food Category

Mustards

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

11.4.0.0

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

100 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

11.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

01.6.4.0

Processed cheese

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

01.6.4.0

Food Category

Processed cheese

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

15.2.0.0

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

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

15.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

12.6.0.0

Sauces and like products

1000 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

09.3.0.0

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

1000 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

N°

09.3.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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)

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

15.1.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.2.2.6

Food Category

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic 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

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.2.2.5

Food Category

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)

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic 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

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

04.2.2.3

Food Category

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

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

12.3.0.0

Vinegars

100 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

12.3.0.0

Food Category

Vinegars

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

14.1.4.0

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

500 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.1.4.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

14.2.4.0

Wines (other than grape)

200 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

N°

14.2.4.0

Food Category

Wines (other than grape)

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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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.).