Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) (15.1.0.0)

Description

Includes all savoury snacks, with or without added flavourings, but excludes unsweetened crackers (category 07.1.2). Examples include potato chips, popcorn, pretzels, rice crackers (senbei), flavoured crackers (e.g. cheese-flavoured crackers), bhujia (namkeen; snack made of a mixture of flours, maize, potatoes, salt, dried fruit, peanuts, spices, colours, flavours, and antioxidants), and papads (prepared from soaked rice flour or from black gram or cow pea flour, mixed with salt and spices, and formed into balls or flat cakes).

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

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 15.1.0.0

INS No

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

Notes

Defined In

129

200 mg/kg

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

15.1.0.0

129

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

200 mg/kg

10: As ascorbyl stearate.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

10: As ascorbyl stearate.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

1000 mg/kg

13: As benzoic acid.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

13: As benzoic acid.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

160a(ii)

100 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

160a(ii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

133

200 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

133

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

320

200 mg/kg

130: Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (INS 321), tertiary butylated hydroquinone (INS 319), and propyl gallate (INS 310).

15: On the fat or oil basis.

15.1.0.0

320

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

130: Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (INS 321), tertiary butylated hydroquinone (INS 319), and propyl gallate (INS 310).

15: On the fat or oil basis.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

161g

45 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

161g

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

45 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

120

200 mg/kg

178: As carminic acid.

15.1.0.0

120

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

178: As carminic acid.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

100 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

Max Level

350 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

459

500 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

459

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

472e

Max Level

20000 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

163(ii)

500 mg/kg

181: As anthocyanin.

15.1.0.0

163(ii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

181: As anthocyanin.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

300 mg/kg

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

27: As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

132

200 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

132

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

500 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

500 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

475

2000 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

475

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

2000 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

124

200 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

124

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

310

200 mg/kg

130: Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (INS 321), tertiary butylated hydroquinone (INS 319), and propyl gallate (INS 310).

15: On the fat or oil basis.

15.1.0.0

310

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

130: Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (INS 321), tertiary butylated hydroquinone (INS 319), and propyl gallate (INS 310).

15: On the fat or oil basis.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

1520

300 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

1520

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

405

3000 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

405

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

3000 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

1000 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

262(ii)

1000 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

262(ii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

1000 mg/kg

42: As sorbic acid.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

42: As sorbic acid.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

300 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

300 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

5000 mg/kg

432: For use in doughs used in cereal based savory snacks only.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

432: For use in doughs used in cereal based savory snacks only.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

5000 mg/kg

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

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

5000 mg/kg

Notes

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

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

50 mg/kg

44: As residual SO2.

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

50 mg/kg

Notes

44: As residual SO2.

Defined In

15.1.0.0

110

200 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

110

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

-

200 mg/kg

-

15.1.0.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

200 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

15.1.0.0

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