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Magnesium hydroxide carbonate (504(ii))

Synonyms: Magnesium Hydroxide Carbonate, Hydrated Basic Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide, Magnesium Subcarbonate (Light or Heavy)

Functional Classes: Acidity regulator, Anticaking agent, Carrier, Colour retention agent

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GSFA Provisions for Magnesium hydroxide carbonate

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

14.1.5.0

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

GMP

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

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

09.2.4.0

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

N°

09.2.4.0

Food Category

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP

N°

01.2.1.2

Food Category

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

Max Level

GMP

Notes

01.1.3.2

Fluid buttermilk (plain)

GMP

261: For use in heat-treated buttermilk only.

N°

01.1.3.2

Food Category

Fluid buttermilk (plain)

Max Level

GMP

Notes

261: For use in heat-treated buttermilk only.

09.2.2.0

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

XS166: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).

N°

09.2.2.0

Food Category

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

09.2.3.0

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

N°

09.2.3.0

Food Category

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

12.2.1.0

Herbs and spices

GMP

534: For herbs use is limited to herbs that have been ground or processed into powder only.

N°

12.2.1.0

Food Category

Herbs and spices

Max Level

GMP

Notes

534: For herbs use is limited to herbs that have been ground or processed into powder only.

11.4.0.0

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

GMP

258: Excluding maple syrup.

N°

11.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

258: Excluding maple syrup.

12.1.2.0

Salt Substitutes

GMP

N°

12.1.2.0

Food Category

Salt Substitutes

Max Level

GMP

Notes

09.2.5.0

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

GMP

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).

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

XS244: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004).

N°

09.2.5.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

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.).

GSFA Table 3 Provisions

Magnesium hydroxide carbonate is a food additive that is included in Table 3, and as such may be used in the following foods under the conditions of good manufacturing practices (GMP) as outlined in the Preamble of the Codex GSFA. Although not listed below, Magnesium hydroxide carbonate could also be used in heat-treated butter milk of food category 01.1.1 and spices of food category 12.2.1.
Note that food categories listed in the Annex to Table 3 were excluded accordingly.

Magnesium hydroxide carbonate is acceptable in foods conforming to the following commodity standards: CS 275-1973, CS 283-1978, CS 273-1968.

Magnesium hydroxide carbonate is a: Acidity regulator, Anticaking agent, Emulsifier.
Any Acidity regulator listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 309R-2011, CS 291-2010, CS 319-2015, CS 256-2007.
Any Anticaking agent listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only), CS 327-2017 (anticaking agents in ground cumin only).
Any Emulsifier listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 309R-2011.