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POLYSORBATES

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Participating Additive(s)

Number Name
432 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
433 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate
434 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate
435 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate
436 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate

GSFA Provisions for POLYSORBATES

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) 120 mg/kg
Table Item 06.6 Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry) 5000 mg/kg
2: On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis.
Table Item 01.3.2 Beverage whiteners 4000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.1 Breads and rolls 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.4 Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs 3000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6.4 Clear sauces (e.g. fish sauce) 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.4.3 Clotted cream (plain) 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products 5000 mg/kg
101: When used in combination as emulsifiers: ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid (INS 442), polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (INS 476), sorbitan monostearate (INS 491), sorbitan tristearate (INS 492), and polysorbates (polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (INS 432), polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (INS 433), polyoxyethylene (20), sorbitan monostearate (INS 435) and polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (INS 436)), the total combined use level shall not exceed 15,000 mg/kg.
Table Item 05.1.2 Cocoa mixes (syrups) 500 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 1000 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 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers 5000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 01.4.4 Cream analogues 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 3000 mg/kg
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 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol 120 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) 1500 mg/kg
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip) 3000 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
102: For use in fat emulsions for baking purposes only.
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 10000 mg/kg
557: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Dairy Fat Spreads (CXS 253-2006), as an emulsifier only. 360: In dairy fat spreads limited to products with < 70% fat content or baking purposes only.
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 3000 mg/kg
102: For use in fat emulsions for baking purposes only.
Table Item 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 25000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 1000 mg/kg
154: For use in coconut milk only.
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.2.1 Herbs and spices 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats 5000 mg/kg
102: For use in fat emulsions for baking purposes only.
Table Item 01.5.2 Milk and cream powder analogues 4000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.6 Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares 3000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 12.6.3 Mixes for sauces and gravies 5000 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) 5000 mg/kg
580: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011): Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (INS 432), Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (INS 433), Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate (INS 434) and Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (INS 435) only, singly or in combination.
Table Item 07.1.3 Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins) 3000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 01.4.1 Pasteurized cream (plain) 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 5000 mg/kg
153: For use in instant noodles only.
Table Item 08.3 Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 5000 mg/kg
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 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.1.1 Salt 10 mg/kg
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.8.1 Soybean-based beverages 2000 mg/kg
Table Item 07.1.5 Steamed breads and buns 3000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis.
Table Item 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.1 Unripened cheese 80 mg/kg
38: On the creaming mixture basis.
Table Item 04.2.2.6 Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5 3000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.1.2 Vegetable oils and fats 5000 mg/kg
102: For use in fat emulsions for baking purposes only.
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 500 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.).