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Annatto extracts, norbixin-based (160b(ii))

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GSFA Provisions for Annatto extracts, norbixin-based

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) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.6 Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry) 100 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.1.4 Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 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 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.2.1 Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g. fruit-filled or custard types) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 405: Except for use in cakes made from yellow vegetables and fruits, such as pumpkin and citrus, at 70 mg/kg.
Table Item 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 134: Except for use in cereal-based puddings at 500 mg/kg.
Table Item 01.6.2.3 Cheese powder (for reconstitution; e.g. for cheese sauces) 50 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 50 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.6.4 Clear sauces (e.g. fish sauce) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.3.1.2 Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.3.1.1 Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 25 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 446: Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sugar-based icings.
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 10 mg/kg
566: Excluding products conforming to the Guidelines for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (CXG 95-2022). 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products 25 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) 50 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 365: On a casings basis.
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip) 30 mg/kg
596: Except for use at 100 mg/kg in flavoured mayonnaise. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.3.1.3 Fermented non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 09.3.1 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly 10 mg/kg
16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 09.3.2 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine 20 mg/kg
16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 52: Excluding chocolate milk.
Table Item 01.6.4.2 Flavoured processed cheese, including containing fruit, vegetables, meat, etc. 70 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 100 mg/kg
539: For use in solid forms as sold to the consumer only. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.3.3 Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 20 mg/kg
16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 35 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 15 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.2.1 Hard candy 30 mg/kg
440: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in candy with hard panned sugar coating. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.3.2 Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 25 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.1.6 Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 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 07.2.3 Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g. cakes, pancakes) 25 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 405: Except for use in cakes made from yellow vegetables and fruits, such as pumpkin and citrus, at 70 mg/kg.
Table Item 12.6.3 Mixes for sauces and gravies 30 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.4 Mustards 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.2.3 Nougats and marzipans 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.2.2 Other fine bakery products (e.g. doughnuts, sweet rolls, scones, and muffins) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 449: Except for use in monaka wafers and cones for ice cream at 410 mg/kg.
Table Item 01.6.4.1 Plain processed cheese 70 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.7 Pre-cooked or processed rice products, including rice cakes (Oriental type only) 1 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 25 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 15.2 Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with e.g. dried fruit) 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 01.6.2.2 Rind of ripened cheese 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 109: Except for use in orange-colored rinds.
Table Item 01.6.2.1 Ripened cheese, includes rind 25 mg/kg
463: For use in cheese mass only for products conforming to the Standards for Cheddar (CXS 263-1966), Danbo (CXS 264-1966) Edam (CXS 265-1966), Gouda (CXS 266-1966), Havarti (CXS 267-1966), Samsø (CXS 268-1966), Emmental (CXS 269-1967), Tilsiter (CXS 270-1968), Saint-Paulin (CXS 271-1968), Provolone (CXS 272-1968), Coulommiers (CXS 274-1969), Camembert (CXS 276-1973) and Brie (CXS 277-1973). 506: Except for use in products conforming to the General Standard for Cheese (CXS 283-1978) at 50 mg/kg. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 09.3.3 Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
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 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 50 mg/kg
Table Item 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 05.2.2 Soft candy 30 mg/kg
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. 185: As norbixin.
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 06.8.1 Soybean-based beverages 100 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
Table Item 07.1.5 Steamed breads and buns 10 mg/kg
185: As norbixin. 201: For use in flavoured products only. 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 01.6.1 Unripened cheese 25 mg/kg
485: Only for use in products conforming to the Standard for Unripened Cheese including Fresh Cheese (CXS 221-2001) and the cheese mass of products conforming to the Standard for Cream Cheese (CXS 275-1973). 185: As norbixin.
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) 20 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
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.).