Food Additive Details
Microcrystalline wax (905c(i))
Synonym(s)
Hydrocarbon Waxes
Petroleum Wax
Functional Classes
Antifoaming agent
Glazing agent
GSFA Provisions for Microcrystalline wax
Number
Food Category
Max Level
Notes
05.3
Chewing gum
20,000 mg/kg
05.2
Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4
GMP
01.6.2.2
Rind of ripened cheese
30,000 mg/kg
04.1.1.2
Surface-treated fresh fruit
50 mg/kg
04.2.1.2
Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds
50 mg/kg
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.).
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