General Standard for Food Additives - CODEX Alimentarius

CODEX STAN 192-1995
Table Two
Food Category No. 05.1.4
Cocoa and chocolate products
Additive INS Year Adopted
Max Level Notes
PHOSPHATES 338; 339(i)-(iii); 340(i)-
(iii); 341(i)-(iii);
342(i),(ii); 343(i)-(iii);
450(i)-(iii),(v)-(vii);
451(i),(ii); 452(i)-(v);
542
2012
1100 mg/kg
33
POLYSORBATES 432-436
2007
5000 mg/kg
101
PONCEAU 4R (COCHINEAL RED A) 124
2008
300 mg/kg
183
SACCHARINS 954(i)-(iv)
2007
500 mg/kg
161
SHELLAC, BLEACHED 904
2001
GMP
3
SUCRALOSE
(TRICHLOROGALACTOSUCROSE)
955
2007
800 mg/kg
161
SUNSET YELLOW FCF 110
2008
400 mg/kg
183
TERTIARY BUTYLHYDROQUINONE 319
2006
200 mg/kg 15, 130 & 141
Food Category No. 05.1.5
Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute
products
Additive INS Year Adopted
Max Level Notes
ACESULFAME POTASSIUM 950
2007
500 mg/kg 161 & 188
ALITAME 956
2007
300 mg/kg
161
ALLURA RED AC 129
2009
300 mg/kg
AMMONIUM SALTS OF
PHOSPHATIDIC ACID
442
2009
10000 mg/kg
ASPARTAME 951
2008
3000 mg/kg 161 & 191
ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME SALT 962
2009
500 mg/kg 113 & 161
BEESWAX 901
2001
GMP
3
BENZOATES 210-213
2003
1500 mg/kg
13
BRILLIANT BLUE FCF 133
2009
100 mg/kg
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE 321
2006
200 mg/kg 15 & 197
CANDELILLA WAX 902
2001
GMP
3
CARAMEL III - AMMONIA CARAMEL 150c
2009
50000 mg/kg
CARAMEL IV - SULFITE AMMONIA
CARAMEL
150d
2012
50000 mg/kg
CARMINES 120
2005
300 mg/kg
CARNAUBA WAX 903
2006
5000 mg/kg
3
CAROTENES, BETA-, VEGETABLE 160a(ii)
2010
100 mg/kg
CAROTENOIDS 160a(i),a(iii),e,f
2009
100 mg/kg
CHLOROPHYLLS AND
CHLOROPHYLLINS, COPPER
COMPLEXES
141(i),(ii)
2009
700 mg/kg
CYCLAMATES 952(i), (ii), (iv)
2007
500 mg/kg 17 & 161
GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT 163(ii)
2009
200 mg/kg
181
HYDROXYBENZOATES, PARA- 214, 218
2009
300 mg/kg
27
INDIGOTINE (INDIGO CARMINE) 132
2009
300 mg/kg
215