GSFA Online Food Category 09.2.2

GSFA Online

Updated up to the 44^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2021)

Food Category Details

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (09.2.2)

Description:
Uncooked product prepared from fish or fish portions, with dressing in eggs and bread crumbs or batter. Examples include: frozen raw breaded or batter-coated shrimp; and frozen or quick-frozen breaded or batter-coated fish fillets, fish portions and fish sticks (fish fingers).¹

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 09.2.2

INS No.	Food Additive or Group	Max Level	Notes	Defined In
110	Sunset yellow FCF	300 mg/kg	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
120	Carmines	500 mg/kg	Note 178 Note 95 Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
124	Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A)	500 mg/kg	Note 95 Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
133	Brilliant blue FCF	500 mg/kg	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
150a	Caramel I – plain caramel	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
150c	Caramel III - ammonia caramel	30,000 mg/kg	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS92 Note XS166 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
150d	Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel	30,000 mg/kg	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS92 Note XS166 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note 95 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
160a(ii)	beta-Carotenes, vegetable	100 mg/kg	Note 304	09.2.2
163(ii)	Grape skin extract	500 mg/kg	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
170(i)	Calcium carbonate	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
260	Acetic acid, glacial	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
262(i)	Sodium acetate	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
296	Malic acid, DL-	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
297	Fumaric acid	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
300	Ascorbic acid, L-	GMP	Note 306 Note 307	09.2.2
301	Sodium ascorbate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS236 Note XS222 Note 307 Note 392 Note XS191 Note XS312 Note 437 Note XS92 Note XS315	09.2
302	Calcium ascorbate	GMP	Note XS166 Note 139	09.2.2
315	Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid)	GMP	Note XS166 Note 139	09.2.2
320	Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 180 Note XS166	09.2.2
321	Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 180 Note XS166	09.2.2
322(i)	Lecithin	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
325	Sodium lactate	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
327	Calcium lactate	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
330	Citric acid	GMP	Note 61	09.2.2
331(i)	Sodium dihydrogen citrate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note 391 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note 253 Note XS92 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
331(iii)	Trisodium citrate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note 391 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note 253 Note XS92 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
332(i)	Potassium dihydrogen citrate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note 391 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note 253 Note XS92 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
332(ii)	Tripotassium citrate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note 391 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note 253 Note XS92 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
333(iii)	Tricalcium citrate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS92 Note XS166 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
350(ii)	Sodium DL-malate	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
365	Sodium fumarates	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
400	Alginic acid	GMP	Note 332 Note 41	09.2.2
401	Sodium alginate	GMP	Note 332 Note 210	09.2.2
402	Potassium alginate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
403	Ammonium alginate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
404	Calcium alginate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
406	Agar	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
407	Carrageenan	GMP	Note 332 Note 177	09.2.2
407a	Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES)	GMP	Note 332 Note 177	09.2.2
410	Carob bean gum	GMP	Note 177	09.2.2
412	Guar gum	GMP	Note 177	09.2.2
413	Tragacanth gum	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
414	Gum arabic (Acacia gum)	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
415	Xanthan gum	GMP	Note 177	09.2.2
416	Karaya gum	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
417	Tara gum	GMP	Note 73 Note XS166	09.2.2
418	Gellan gum	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
421	Mannitol	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
422	Glycerol	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
425	Konjac flour	GMP	Note 332 Note 41 Note XS166 Note 325	09.2.2
440	Pectins	GMP	Note 177	09.2.2
460(i)	Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel)	GMP	Note 332 Note 41 Note XS166 Note 325	09.2.2
460(ii)	Powdered cellulose	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
461	Methyl cellulose	GMP	Note 332 Note 177	09.2.2
463	Hydroxypropyl cellulose	GMP	Note 332 Note 63	09.2.2
464	Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose	GMP	Note 332 Note 63	09.2.2
465	Methyl ethyl cellulose	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
466	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum)	GMP	Note 332 Note 177	09.2.2
470(i)	Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium	GMP	Note 16 Note 71 Note XS166	09.2.2
470(ii)	Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
471	Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
472a	Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
472b	Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
472c	Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
500(i)	Sodium carbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
500(ii)	Sodium hydrogen carbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
500(iii)	Sodium sesquicarbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
501(i)	Potassium carbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
501(ii)	Potassium hydrogen carbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
503(i)	Ammonium carbonate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
503(ii)	Ammonium hydrogen carbonate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
504(i)	Magnesium carbonate	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
504(ii)	Magnesium hydroxide carbonate	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
508	Potassium chloride	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
509	Calcium chloride	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
511	Magnesium chloride	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
528	Magnesium hydroxide	GMP	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2
576	Sodium gluconate	GMP	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS92 Note XS166 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
621	Monosodium L-glutamate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
622	Monopotassium L-glutamate	GMP	Note 41	09.2.2
627	Disodium 5'-guanylate	GMP	Note 309 Note XS166	09.2.2
631	Disodium 5'-inosinate	GMP	Note 309 Note XS166	09.2.2
635	Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides	GMP	Note 309 Note XS166	09.2.2
950	Acesulfame potassium	200 mg/kg	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS166 Note XS92 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note 188 Note 144 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
951	Aspartame	300 mg/kg	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS166 Note XS92 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note 144 Note 191 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
1204	Pullulan	GMP	Note 41 Note XS166	09.2.2
1400	Dextrins, roasted starch	GMP	Note XS166	09.2.2
1401	Acid-treated starch	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1402	Alkaline treated starch	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1404	Oxidized starch	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1410	Monostarch phosphate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1412	Distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1413	Phosphated distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1414	Acetylated distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1420	Starch acetate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1422	Acetylated distarch adipate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1440	Hydroxypropyl starch	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
1442	Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 63	09.2.2
	ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETATES	75 mg/kg	Note 21 Note XS166	09.2.2
	PHOSPHATES	2,200 mg/kg	Note 299 Note 33	09.2.2
	CAROTENOIDS	100 mg/kg	Note XS167 Note XS311 Note XS189 Note 304 Note XS244 Note XS222 Note XS236 Note XS292 Note XS191 Note XS92 Note XS165 Note XS36 Note 95 Note XS312 Note XS190 Note XS315 Note XS95	09.2
	THIODIPROPIONATES	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note 46 Note XS166	09.2.2
	ASCORBYL ESTERS	1,000 mg/kg	Note 10	09.2.2
	TOCOPHEROLS	200 mg/kg	Note 15 Note XS166	09.2.2
	RIBOFLAVINS	300 mg/kg	Note 16 Note XS166	09.2.2

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

Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded and in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).