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SACCHARINS

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Participating Additive(s)

Number Name
954(i) Saccharin
954(ii) Calcium saccharin
954(iii) Potassium saccharin
954(iv) Sodium saccharin

GSFA Provisions for SACCHARINS

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) 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats 100 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
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 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 14.1.4.1 Carbonated water-based flavoured drinks 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 100 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 2500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.1.1 Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake 100 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.1.2 Cocoa mixes (syrups) 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa 200 mg/kg
160: For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 14.1.4.3 Concentrates (liquid or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 14.1.3.3 Concentrates for fruit nectar 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 14.1.3.4 Concentrates for vegetable nectar 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 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 05.4 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 163: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 3 000 mg/kg. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 322: For use in cooked products boiled with soy sauce only.
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 160 mg/kg
477: 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. 144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 345: For use in curried products.
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 100 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6 200 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 200 mg/kg
566: Excluding products conforming to the Guidelines for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (CXG 95-2022). 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction 300 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.2.2.2 Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds 500 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 348: For general use in dried seaweed.
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 100 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 100 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 100 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 04.1.2.10 Fermented fruit products 160 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 12.9.1 Fermented soybean paste (e.g., miso) 200 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 12.9.2.1 Fermented soybean sauce 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 200 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes 170 mg/kg
165: For use in products for special nutritional use only. 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 09.3.1 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 09.3.2 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 80 mg/kg
406: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003): for use in milk- and milk derivative-based products energy reduced or with no added at 100 mg/kg. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 1200 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.1.2.3 Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 14.1.3.1 Fruit nectar 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 100 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 200 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 500 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 12.4 Mustards 320 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 14.1.4.2 Non-carbonated water-based flavoured drinks, including punches and ades 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) 300 mg/kg
477: 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. 159: For use in pancake syrup and maple syrup only. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 15.0 Ready-to-eat savouries 100 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
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 05.1.3 200 mg/kg
166: For use in milk-based sandwich spreads only. 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 12.6 Sauces and like products 160 mg/kg
477: 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. 583: Except for use at 150 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for Chili Sauce (CXS 306-2011). 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 150 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 09.3.4 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (e.g. fish paste), excluding products of food categories 09.3.1 - 09.3.3 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 110 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 11.6 Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners
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 04.2.2.5 200 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
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) 160 mg/kg
500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. 477: 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.
Table Item 14.1.3.2 Vegetable nectar 80 mg/kg
477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
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 160 mg/kg
144: For use in sweet and sour products. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
Table Item 12.3 Vinegars 300 mg/kg
277: For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 477: 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. 500: For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin.
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.).