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Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (475)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Emulsifier
  • Stabilizer
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GSFA Provisions for Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

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) 20 mg/kg
Table Item 01.3.2 Beverage whiteners 5000 mg/kg
352: Except for use at 6,000 mg/kg in products with > 20% fat content.
Table Item 07.1.1 Breads and rolls 1000 mg/kg
372: For use in rolls only.
Table Item 07.1.4 Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats 2000 mg/kg
369: For use in granola-type breakfast cereals only.
Table Item 07.2.1 Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g. fruit-filled or custard types) 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.5 Cheese analogues 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.3 Clotted cream (plain) 6000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.1 Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake 3750 mg/kg
Table Item 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa 1200 mg/kg
Table Item 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 2000 mg/kg
367: For use at 10,000 mg/kg in candy containing not less than 10% oil.
Table Item 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products 10 mg/kg
241: For use in surimi products only.
Table Item 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.4 Cream analogues 8000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 4000 mg/kg
354: For use at 2,000 mg/kg in flavoured products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CODEX STAN 243-2003) only.
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 2000 mg/kg
368: For use at 10,000 mg/kg in whipped decorations.
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 1000 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 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 2500 mg/kg
Table Item 10.2 Egg products 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip) 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions 5000 mg/kg
592: For use in industrial fat emulsions at 20,000 mg/kg where the fat emulsion blend can be futher used in a wide range of applications. 363: For use at 50,000 mg/kg for emulsified oils used in the production of noodles or bakery products.
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 5000 mg/kg
557: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Dairy Fat Spreads (CXS 253-2006), as an emulsifier only. 359: Excluding dairy fat spreads with ≥ 70% milk fat content.
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 4000 mg/kg
Table Item 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 1200 mg/kg
41: For use in breading or batter coatings only.
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 100 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 2000 mg/kg
366: 10,000 mg/kg in imitation chocolate with >5% water content.
Table Item 01.5.2 Milk and cream powder analogues 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.6 Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares 15000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 07.2.3 Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g. cakes, pancakes) 16000 mg/kg
451: On the dry mixture basis.
Table Item 12.6.3 Mixes for sauces and gravies 5000 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 12.5.2 Mixes for soups and broths 3000 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) 5000 mg/kg
582: Except for use at 10000 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011).
Table Item 07.2.2 Other fine bakery products (e.g. doughnuts, sweet rolls, scones, and muffins) 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.1.2 Other fluid milk (plain) 770 mg/kg
410: Excluding lactose reduced milks.
Table Item 07.1.3 Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins) 300 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.1 Pasteurized cream (plain) 6000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 2000 mg/kg
194: For use in instant noodles conforming to the Standard for Instant Noodles (CODEX STAN 249-2006) only.
Table Item 01.6.4 Processed cheese 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.5.1 Ready-to-eat soups and broths, including canned, bottled, and frozen 400 mg/kg
Table Item 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) 1600 mg/kg
Table Item 06.8.1 Soybean-based beverages 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) 6000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.1.2 Vegetable oils and fats 10000 mg/kg
542: For use as an emulsifier in cooking or solid oils conforming to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CXS 210-1999) and the Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not Covered by Individual Standards (CXS 19-1981) only. 356: Excluding virgin or cold pressed oils.
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 1200 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
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.).