Annexe III: Proposed Draft Amendments to Table 1 and Table 2 of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (at Step 5 of the procedure, presented in Table 1 format only)

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ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL

Acetic Acid, Glacial

INS: 260

Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

ACETIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol

INS: 472a

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5

ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE

Acetylated Distarch Adipate

INS: 1422

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5

ACETYLATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Acetylated Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1414

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5

ACID TREATED STARCH

Acid Treated Starch

INS: 1401

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

ADIPATES

Adipic Acid	INS: 355
Potassium Adipate	INS: 357
Sodium Adipate	INS: 356
Ammonium Adipate	INS: 359

Function: Acidity Regulator, Firming Agent, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.4	Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
04.1.2.8	Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
04.1.2.9	Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
04.1.2.11	Fruit fillings for pastries	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
05.3	Chewing gum	20000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non - fruit) and sweet sauces	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
06.5	Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
07.0	Bakery wares	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	5
10.4	Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	5

AGAR

Agar

INS: 406

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Filler, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.2	Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)	5000 mg/kg		5
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.1.1.3	Peeled or cut fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
04.2.1.3	Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
04.2.2.1	Frozen vegetables	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5
08.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game	GMP		5
09.2.2	Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.3	Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.4.2	Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.4.3	Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.5	Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
10.2.1	Liquid egg products	GMP		5
10.2.2	Frozen egg products	GMP		5
11.2	Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)	GMP		5
12.2	Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)	GMP	Note 51	5
13.1	Infant formulae and follow - on formulae	GMP		5
13.2	Weaning foods for infants and growing children	GMP		5
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	GMP		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	GMP		5
14.1.5	Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa	GMP		5

ALGINIC ACID

Alginic Acid

INS: 400

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5

ALKALINE TREATED STARCH

Alkaline Treated Starch

INS: 1402

Function: Bulking Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

AMARANTH

Amaranth

INS: 123

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
12.9	Protein products	100 mg/kg		5

AMMONIUM ALGINATE

Ammonium Alginate

INS: 403

Function: Emulsifier, Thickener, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5

ANNATTO EXTRACTS

Annatto Extracts

INS: 160b

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.8	Whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses	10 mg/kg		5
04.2.2.7	Fermented vegetable products	200 mg/kg	Note 9	5
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non - fruit) and sweet sauces	1000 mg/kg		5
06.5	Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)	40 mg/kg	Note 9	5
12.9	Protein products	10 mg/kg		5

ASCORBIC ACID

Ascorbic Acid

INS: 300

Function: Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	500 mg/kg		5

ASCORBYL ESTERS

Ascorbyl Palmitate	INS: 304
Ascorbyl Stearate	INS: 305

Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.3	Chewing gum	200 mg/kg	Note 10	5
07.0	Bakery wares	200 mg/kg	Notes 10 & 15	5
11.4	Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners	500 mg/kg	Note 10	5
12.4	Mustards	500 mg/kg	Note 10	5
12.6.2	Non-emulsified sauces (e.g., ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy)	500 mg/kg	Note 10	5
13.6	Food supplements	500 mg/kg	Note 10	5