General Standard for Food Additives - CODEX Alimentarius

CODEX STAN 192-1995 Page 33 of 287
07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes:
Includes sub-categories for ready-to-eat products (07.2.1 and 07.2.2) as well as mixes (07.2.3) for preparing
fine baked goods.
07.2.1 Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g., fruit-filled or custard types):
The term “sweet cracker” or “sweet biscuit” used in this category refers to a cookie-like product that may be
eaten as a dessert. Examples include: butter cake, cheesecake, fruit-filled cereal bars, pound cake (including
kasutera), moist cake (type of starchy dessert (namagashi)), western cakes, moon cakes, sponge cake, fruitfilled
pies (e.g., apple pie), oatmeal cookies, sugar cookies and British “biscuits” (cookies or sweet crackers).
07.2.2 Other fine bakery products (e.g., doughnuts, sweet rolls, scones, and muffins):
Includes products that may be eaten as a dessert or as breakfast. Examples include: pancakes, waffles, filled
sweet buns (anpan), Danish pastry, wafers or cones for ice cream, flour confectionery, and trifles.
07.2.3 Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g., cakes, pancakes):
Mixes containing the dry ingredients to which wet ingredients (e.g., water, milk, oil, butter, eggs) are added
to prepare a dough for fine baked goods. Examples include: cake mix, flour confectionery mix, pancake mix,
pie mix, and waffle mix. Prepared dough is found in category 07.1.4. Mixes for ordinary bakery wares (e.g.,
bread) is found in category 07.1.6.
08.0 Meat and meat products, including poultry and game:
This category includes all types of meat, poultry, and game products, in pieces and cuts or comminuted, fresh
(08.1) and processed (08.2 and 08.3).
08.1 Fresh meat, poultry and game:
Fresh products are usually free of additives. However, in certain circumstances, additives are necessary. For
example, colours are used for certification stamps on the surfaces of fresh cuts of meat, and are indicated in
the FCS with a notation for “stamping, marking or branding the product.” Additionally, coatings, such as
glazes and spice rubs, may be applied to meat products prior to marketing to the consumer (e.g., glazed ham,
and barbecued chicken). In the FCS, this is indicated with a notation for “use as a glaze or coating (surface
treatment).” It should be noted that the coatings marketed per se are included in food categories 04.1.2.8
(fruit-based glazes, e.g., for ham) and 12.2 (spice rubs).
08.1.1 Fresh meat, poultry and game, whole pieces or cuts:
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.
08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry and game, comminuted:
Untreated raw comminuted or mechanically deboned meat, poultry and game. Examples include: fresh beef
(hamburger) patties; boerewors; fresh breakfast sausages; gehakt (chopped meat); loganiza (fresh, uncured
sausage); fresh meatballs; mechanically deboned, ground and formed poultry pieces (with or without
breading or coating); and fresh sausages (e.g., beef, Italian, and pork).
08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts:
Includes various treatments for non-heat treated meat cuts (08.2.1) and heat-treated meat cuts (08.3.2).
08.2.1 Non-heat treated processed meat, poultry and game products in whole pieces or cuts:
This category describes several treatment methods (e.g., curing, salting, drying, pickling) that preserve and
extend the shelf life of meats.
08.2.1.1 Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole
pieces or cuts:
Salted products are treated with sodium chloride. Dry cured (dry pickled) products are prepared by rubbing
salt directly on the meat surface. Wet pickle cured products are prepared by submerging the meat in a brine
solution. Pump cured products are prepared by injecting brine into the meat. Curing may also be achieved by