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Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts (08.1.1)

Description:
Untreated raw meat, poultry and game carcasses and cuts. Examples include: beef, hog and pork carcasses; fresh beef blood; fresh whole chickens and chicken parts; fresh beef cuts (e.g. steaks); beef organs (e.g. heart, kidney); fresh tripe; and pork chops.

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 08.1.1
INS No. Food Additive or Group Max Level Notes Defined In
120 Carmines 500 mg/kg 08.1.1
470(i) Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium GMP 08.1.1
1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate GMP 08.1.1
472a Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol GMP 08.1.1
401 Sodium alginate GMP 08.1.1
471 Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids GMP 08.1.1
460(i) Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel) GMP 08.1.1
465 Methyl ethyl cellulose GMP 08.1.1
461 Methyl cellulose GMP 08.1.1
170(i) Calcium carbonate GMP 08.1.1
1101(iii) Bromelain GMP 08.1.1
415 Xanthan gum GMP 08.1.1
417 Tara gum GMP 08.1.1
407a Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES) GMP 08.1.1
440 Pectins GMP 08.1.1
421 Mannitol GMP 08.1.1
425 Konjac flour GMP 08.1.1
407 Carrageenan GMP 08.1.1
406 Agar GMP 08.1.1
331(i) Sodium dihydrogen citrate GMP 08.1.1
466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum) GMP 08.1.1
460(ii) Powdered cellulose GMP 08.1.1
332(i) Potassium dihydrogen citrate GMP 08.1.1
508 Potassium chloride GMP 08.1.1
331(iii) Trisodium citrate GMP 08.1.1
332(ii) Tripotassium citrate GMP 08.1.1
413 Tragacanth gum GMP 08.1.1
1404 Oxidized starch GMP 08.1.1
472b Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol GMP 08.1.1
1440 Hydroxypropyl starch GMP 08.1.1
472c Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol GMP 08.1.1
464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose GMP 08.1.1
463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose GMP 08.1.1
414 Gum arabic (Acacia gum) GMP 08.1.1
416 Karaya gum GMP 08.1.1
418 Gellan gum GMP 08.1.1
470(ii) Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium GMP 08.1.1
511 Magnesium chloride GMP 08.1.1
322(i) Lecithin GMP 08.1.1
422 Glycerol GMP 08.1.1
509 Calcium chloride GMP 08.1.1
143 Fast green FCF 100 mg/kg 08.1
110 Sunset yellow FCF 300 mg/kg 08.1
631 Disodium 5'-inosinate GMP 08.1
627 Disodium 5'-guanylate GMP 08.1
621 Monosodium L-glutamate GMP 08.1
624 Monoammonium L-glutamate GMP 08.1
150c Caramel III - ammonia caramel GMP 08.0
150d Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel GMP 08.0
133 Brilliant blue FCF 100 mg/kg 08.0

Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.


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