Soft candy (05.2.2.0)

Description

Products include soft, chewy products such as caramels (containing sugar syrup, fats, colour and flavour) and their dietetic counterparts; products that may or may not contain cocoa and milk (e.g. toffees and chocolate-flavoured caramels); jelly-based candies (e.g. jelly beans, jellied fruit paste covered in sugar, made from gelatin, pectin, colour and flavour); and licorice.1 Also included are halwa teheniaa and oriental specialties, such as sweet bean jelly (yokan) and agar jelly for mitsumame. These types of products may be used as fillings for chocolate products within the scope of food categories 05.1.4 and 05.1.5.

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 05.2.2.0

INS No

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

Notes

Defined In

950

1000 mg/kg

157: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 2 000 mg/kg.

188: If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as acesulfame potassium, should not exceed this level.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

05.2.2.0

950

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

157: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 2 000 mg/kg.

188: If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as acesulfame potassium, should not exceed this level.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

969

30 mg/kg

114: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 100 mg/kg.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

05.2.2.0

969

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

30 mg/kg

Notes

114: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 100 mg/kg.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

160b(ii)

30 mg/kg

185: As norbixin.

440: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in candy with hard panned sugar coating.

443: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in milk toffees.

05.2.2.0

160b(ii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

30 mg/kg

Notes

185: As norbixin.

440: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in candy with hard panned sugar coating.

443: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in milk toffees.

Defined In

05.2.2.0

951

3000 mg/kg

148: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 10 000 mg/kg.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

05.2.2.0

951

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

3000 mg/kg

Notes

148: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 10 000 mg/kg.

478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

122

100 mg/kg

-

05.2.2.0

122

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

05.2.2.0

-

100 mg/kg

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

05.2.2.0

-

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

163(ii)

1700 mg/kg

181: As anthocyanin.

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

05.2.2.0

163(ii)

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

1700 mg/kg

Notes

181: As anthocyanin.

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

907

2000 mg/kg

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

05.2.2.0

907

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

2000 mg/kg

Notes

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

1520

4500 mg/kg

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

05.2.2.0

1520

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

4500 mg/kg

Notes

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

104

100 mg/kg

-

05.2.2.0

104

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

100 mg/kg

Notes

-

Defined In

05.2.2.0

-

10000 mg/kg

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

05.2.2.0

-

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

10000 mg/kg

Notes

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

Defined In

05.2.2.0

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

  1. Food Chemistry, H.-D. Belitz & W. Grosch, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1987, pp. 634-636.