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Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel (150d)

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GSFA Provisions for Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 14.2.7 Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers) 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.6 Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry) 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.3.2 Beverage whiteners 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit 7500 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit 7500 mg/kg
267: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (CODEX STAN 319-2015) except for use in special holiday packs for canned pears conforming to the standard.
Table Item 04.2.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.5 Cheese analogues 50000 mg/kg
201: For use in flavoured products only.
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.2 Cider and perry 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products 50000 mg/kg
183: For use in surface decoration only.
Table Item 05.1.2 Cocoa mixes (syrups) 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa 10000 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.2.2.8 Cooked or fried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers 1200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.4 Cream analogues 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.1.2 Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.1.1 Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.2.1.1 Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 1000 mg/kg
4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only. 16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 20000 mg/kg
566: Excluding products conforming to the Guidelines for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (CXG 95-2022).
Table Item 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products 50000 mg/kg
211: For use in noodles only.
Table Item 08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) 50000 mg/kg
365: On a casings basis.
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 10.2 Egg products 20000 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 500 mg/kg
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.1.3 Fermented non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 5000 mg/kg
373: For use in sausage only.
Table Item 12.9.2.1 Fermented soybean sauce 60000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes 1200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 2000 mg/kg
52: Excluding chocolate milk.
Table Item 01.6.4.2 Flavoured processed cheese, including containing fruit, vegetables, meat, etc. 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.3.3 Fortified grape wine, grape liquor wine, and sweet grape wine 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 10.1 Fresh eggs 20000 mg/kg
4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.
Table Item 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.3 Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.2.3 Frozen processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 300 mg/kg
4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only. 16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 7500 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.3 Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine 7500 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 7500 mg/kg
182: Excluding coconut milk.
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 7500 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 500 mg/kg
Table Item 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 30000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.2 Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 3400 mg/kg
4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only. 16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades 1500 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.5 Mead 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.5.2 Milk and cream powder analogues 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.4 Mustards 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.3 Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins) 25000 mg/kg
398: Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with sweetener and colour functions in this food category while others limit this food category to products without these additives.
Table Item 06.8.8 Other soybean protein products 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.7 Pre-cooked or processed rice products, including rice cakes (Oriental type only) 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 50000 mg/kg
153: For use in instant noodles only.
Table Item 10.3 Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 09.2 Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 30000 mg/kg
Table Item 15.0 Ready-to-eat savouries 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.2.2 Renneted milk (plain)
Table Item 01.6.2.2 Rind of ripened cheese 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.2.1 Ripened cheese, includes rind 50000 mg/kg
201: For use in flavoured products only.
Table Item 12.7 Salads (e.g. macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.3 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6 Sauces and like products 30000 mg/kg
579: Except for use at 1500 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011).
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 09.3 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 30000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 25000 mg/kg
212: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Bouillon and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981) at 3 000 mg/kg.
Table Item 11.6 Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners 1200 mg/kg
213: For use in liquid products containing high intensity sweeteners only.
Table Item 01.6.1 Unripened cheese 50000 mg/kg
201: For use in flavoured products only.
Table Item 04.2.2.5 Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter) 400 mg/kg
Table Item 04.2.2.3 Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce 500 mg/kg
Table Item 12.3 Vinegars 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 50000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.4 Wines (other than grape) 1000 mg/kg
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.).