Flours (06.2.1.0)

Description

Flour is produced from the milling of grain, cereals, and tubers (e.g. cassava) and pith or soft core of palm tree. Includes flour pastes for bread and flour confectionery, flour for bread, pastries, noodles and pasta, and flour mixes (physical mixtures of flours from different cereal or grain sources, which are different from mixes for bakery goods (dry mixes containing flour and other ingredients, categories 07.1.6 (mixes for ordinary bakery wares) and 07.2.3 (mixes for fine bakery wares)). Examples include: durum wheat flour, self-rising flour, enriched flour, instantized flour, corn flour, corn meal, bran, farina, roasted soybean flour (kinako), konjac flour (devil’s tongue jelly powder, konnayaku-ko), maida (refined wheat flour) and sago flour.

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 06.2.1.0

INS No

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

Notes

Defined In

300

300 mg/kg

472: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent only.

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300

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

472: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent only.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

927a

45 mg/kg

467: For flours for leavened bread only in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

927a

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

45 mg/kg

Notes

467: For flours for leavened bread only in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

928

75 mg/kg

468: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent only, at a maximum level of 60 mg/kg.

06.2.1.0

928

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

75 mg/kg

Notes

468: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent only, at a maximum level of 60 mg/kg.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

516

GMP

57: GMP is 1 part benzoyl peroxide and not more than 6 parts of the subject additive by weight.

06.2.1.0

516

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

57: GMP is 1 part benzoyl peroxide and not more than 6 parts of the subject additive by weight.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

925

2500 mg/kg

471: In products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985), only for use in flours for high ratio cakes.

87: On the treatment level basis.

06.2.1.0

925

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

2500 mg/kg

Notes

471: In products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985), only for use in flours for high ratio cakes.

87: On the treatment level basis.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

322(i)

GMP

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

28: Except for use in wheat flour conforming to the standard for Wheat Flour (CODEX STAN 152-1985) at 2 000 mg/kg.

06.2.1.0

322(i)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

28: Except for use in wheat flour conforming to the standard for Wheat Flour (CODEX STAN 152-1985) at 2 000 mg/kg.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

504(i)

1500 mg/kg

-

06.2.1.0

504(i)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1500 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

06.2.1.0

1205

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

-

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

2500 mg/kg

225: Except for use in self-raising flour at 12,000 mg/kg.

33: As phosphorus.

469: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent: calcium dihydrogen phosphate (INS 341(i)), calcium hydrogen phosphate (INS 341(ii)), tricalcium phosphate (INS 341(iii)), ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (INS 342(i)) and diammonium hydrogen phosphate (INS 342(ii)) only.

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

2500 mg/kg

Notes

225: Except for use in self-raising flour at 12,000 mg/kg.

33: As phosphorus.

469: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985) as a flour treatment agent: calcium dihydrogen phosphate (INS 341(i)), calcium hydrogen phosphate (INS 341(ii)), tricalcium phosphate (INS 341(iii)), ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (INS 342(i)) and diammonium hydrogen phosphate (INS 342(ii)) only.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

1101(i)

GMP

-

06.2.1.0

1101(i)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

-

Defined In

06.2.1.0

1204

GMP

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

1204

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

1600 mg/kg

252: For use in self-rising flour and self-rising corn meal only.

6: As aluminium.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1600 mg/kg

Notes

252: For use in self-rising flour and self-rising corn meal only.

6: As aluminium.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

301

300 mg/kg

-

06.2.1.0

301

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

5000 mg/kg

186: For use in flours with additives only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

186: For use in flours with additives only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

200 mg/kg

44: As residual SO2.

470: In products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985), only for use as a flour treatment agent in flours for biscuit and pastry manufacture: sulfur dioxide (INS 220), sodium sulfite (INS 221), sodium metabisulfite (INS 223) and potassium metabisulfite (INS 224) only.

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

44: As residual SO2.

470: In products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985), only for use as a flour treatment agent in flours for biscuit and pastry manufacture: sulfur dioxide (INS 220), sodium sulfite (INS 221), sodium metabisulfite (INS 223) and potassium metabisulfite (INS 224) only.

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

5000 mg/kg

186: For use in flours with additives only.

45: As tartaric acid.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

186: For use in flours with additives only.

45: As tartaric acid.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

-

5000 mg/kg

15: On the fat or oil basis.

186: For use in flours with additives only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

15: On the fat or oil basis.

186: For use in flours with additives only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

331(iii)

GMP

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

06.2.1.0

331(iii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

GMP

Notes

25: For use at GMP in full fat soy flour only.

XS152: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Wheat Flour (CXS 152-1985).

Defined In

06.2.1.0

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Note: Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.