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Beeswax (901)

Functional Classes: Carrier, Emulsifier, Glazing agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

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GSFA Provisions for Beeswax

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

05.3.0.0

Chewing gum

GMP

N°

05.3.0.0

Food Category

Chewing gum

Max Level

GMP

Notes

05.1.4.0

Cocoa and chocolate products

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

05.1.4.0

Food Category

Cocoa and chocolate products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

14.1.5.0

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

GMP

108: For use on coffee beans only.

N°

14.1.5.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

108: For use on coffee beans only.

05.2.0.0

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

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

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

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

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

05.4.0.0

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

GMP

N°

05.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

07.2.0.0

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

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

07.2.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

13.6.0.0

Food supplements

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

13.6.0.0

Food Category

Food supplements

Max Level

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

05.1.5.0

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

05.1.5.0

Food Category

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

15.0.0.0

Ready-to-eat savouries

GMP

3: For use in surface treatment only.

N°

15.0.0.0

Food Category

Ready-to-eat savouries

Max Level

GMP

Notes

3: For use in surface treatment only.

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

N°

04.1.1.2

Food Category

Surface-treated fresh fruit

Max Level

GMP

Notes

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

GMP

79: For use on nuts only.

N°

04.2.1.2

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

79: For use on nuts only.

14.1.4.0

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

200 mg/kg

131: For use as a flavour carrier only.

N°

14.1.4.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

131: For use as a flavour carrier only.

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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.).