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Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (09.2.4.2)

Description:
Cooked products include steamed, boiled or any other cooking method except frying (see 09.2.4.3). Examples include: cooked crangon crangon and crangon vulgaris (brown shrimp; cooked shrimp, clams and crabs.

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 09.2.4.2
INS No. Food Additive or Group Max Level Notes Defined In
243 Lauric arginate ethyl ester 200 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
RIBOFLAVINS 300 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
325 Sodium lactate GMP 09.2.4
129 Allura red AC 250 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
365 Sodium fumarates GMP 09.2.4
501(i) Potassium carbonate GMP 09.2.4
528 Magnesium hydroxide GMP 09.2.4
124 Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) 250 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
163(ii) Grape skin extract 1,000 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
330 Citric acid GMP 09.2.4
160a(ii) beta-Carotenes, vegetable 1,000 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
350(ii) Sodium DL-malate GMP 09.2.4
500(i) Sodium carbonate GMP 09.2.4
300 Ascorbic acid, L- GMP 09.2.4
296 Malic acid, DL- GMP 09.2.4
170(i) Calcium carbonate GMP 09.2.4
327 Calcium lactate GMP 09.2.4
133 Brilliant blue FCF 100 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
110 Sunset yellow FCF 250 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
504(ii) Magnesium hydroxide carbonate GMP 09.2.4
262(i) Sodium acetate GMP 09.2.4
297 Fumaric acid GMP 09.2.4
260 Acetic acid, glacial GMP 09.2.4
504(i) Magnesium carbonate GMP 09.2.4
BENZOATES 2,000 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
460(i) Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel) GMP 09.2.4.2
425 Konjac flour GMP 09.2.4.2
460(ii) Powdered cellulose GMP 09.2.4.2
414 Gum arabic (Acacia gum) GMP 09.2.4.2
400 Alginic acid GMP 09.2.4.2
463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose GMP 09.2.4.2
464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose GMP 09.2.4.2
461 Methyl cellulose GMP 09.2.4.2
407a Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES) GMP 09.2.4.2
132 Indigotine (Indigo carmine) 250 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
120 Carmines 250 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
406 Agar GMP 09.2.4.2
621 Monosodium L-glutamate GMP 09.2.4
635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides GMP 09.2.4
631 Disodium 5'-inosinate GMP 09.2.4
627 Disodium 5'-guanylate GMP 09.2.4
466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum) GMP 09.2.4.2
401 Sodium alginate GMP 09.2.4.2
407 Carrageenan GMP 09.2.4.2
PHOSPHATES 2,200 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
SULFITES 150 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
523 Aluminium ammonium sulfate 200 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
SORBATES 2,000 mg/kg 09.2.4.2
951 Aspartame 300 mg/kg 09.2
950 Acesulfame potassium 200 mg/kg 09.2
150d Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel 30,000 mg/kg 09.2
576 Sodium gluconate GMP 09.2
333(iii) Tricalcium citrate GMP 09.2
150c Caramel III - ammonia caramel 30,000 mg/kg 09.2
CAROTENOIDS 100 mg/kg 09.2
332(ii) Tripotassium citrate GMP 09.2
331(i) Sodium dihydrogen citrate GMP 09.2
332(i) Potassium dihydrogen citrate GMP 09.2
331(iii) Trisodium citrate GMP 09.2
301 Sodium ascorbate GMP 09.2

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


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