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CALCIUM ACETATE

Calcium Acetate

INS: 263

Function: Acidity Regulator, Preservative, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
11.1	White and semi-white sugar (sucrose or saccharose), fructose, glucose (dextrose), xylose; sugar solutions and syrups, also (partially) inverted sugars, incl. molasses, treacle, and sugar toppings	1500 mg/kg		5

CALCIUM ALGINATE

Calcium Alginate

INS: 404

Function: Antifoaming Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5

CALCIUM ASCORBATE

Calcium Ascorbate

INS: 302

Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

CALCIUM CITRATE

Calcium Citrate

INS: 333

Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Firming Agent, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

CALCIUM LACTATE

Calcium Lactate

INS: 327

Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Firming Agent, Stabilzer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

CANDELILLA WAX

Candelilla Wax

INS: 902

Function: Bulking Agent, Carrier Solvent, Glazing Agent, Release Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.3	Chewing gum	20000 mg/kg	Note 3	5
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces	10000 mg/kg		5

CANTHAXANTHIN

Canthaxanthin

INS: 161g

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	5 mg/kg		5

CARBON DIOXIDE

Carbon Dioxide

INS: 290

Function: Adjuvant, Carbonating Agent, Packing Gas

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	3000 mg/kg	Notes 59 & 69	5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	3000 mg/kg	Notes 59 & 69	5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	3000 mg/kg	Notes 59 & 69	5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	3000 mg/kg	Notes 59 & 69	5

CARNAUBA WAX

Carnauba Wax

INS: 903

Function: Anticaking Agent, Adjuvant, Bulking Agent, Carrier Solvent, Glazing Agent, Release Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.3	Chewing gum	20000 mg/kg	Note 3	5
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non - fruit) and sweet sauces	10000 mg/kg		5

CAROB BEAN GUM

Carob Bean Gum

INS: 410

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.1.1.1	Milk, including sterilized and UHT goats milk	GMP		5
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5
10.2.2	Frozen egg products	GMP		5
10.2.3	Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products	GMP		5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	GMP		5

CAROTENES, VEGETABLE

Carotenes, Natural Extracts, (Vegetable)

INS: 160aii

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.1	Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes	500 mg/kg		5
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	500 mg/kg		5

CAROTENOIDS

Beta-Carotene (Synthetic)	INS: 160ai
Beta-Apo-8'-Carotenoic Acid, Methyl or Ethyl Ester	INS: 160f
Beta-Apo-8'-Carotenal	INS: 160e

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	1000 mg/kg		5
02.2.2	Emulsions containing less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine)	1000 mg/kg		5
02.3	Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions	1000 mg/kg		5
05.1	Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes	500 mg/kg		5
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	500 mg/kg		5

CARRAGEENAN

Carrageenan

INS: 407

Function: Emulsifier, Filler, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.2	Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)	5000 mg/kg		5
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.1.1.3	Peeled or cut fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
04.2.1.3	Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
04.2.2.1	Frozen vegetables	GMP		5
08.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game	GMP		5
09.2.3	Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.4.2	Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.4.3	Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.5	Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
10.2.1	Liquid egg products	GMP		5
10.2.2	Frozen egg products	GMP		5
12.2	Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)	GMP	Note 51	5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	GMP		5
14.1.5	Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa	GMP		5

CASTOR OIL

Castor Oil

INS: 1503

Function: Anticaking Agent, Carrier Solvent, Glazing Agent, Release Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.3	Chewing gum	2100 mg/kg		5

CHLOROPHYLLS, COPPER COMPLEXES

Chlorophylls, Copper Complex	INS: 141i
Chlorophyllin Copper Complex, Sodium and Potassium Salts	INS: 141ii

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
04.1.2.9	Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts	150 mg/kg	Note 62	5
05.1	Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes	700 mg/kg		5

CITRIC ACID

Citric Acid

INS: 330

Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Sequestrant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	5000 mg/kg		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	5000 mg/kg		5

CITRIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL

Citric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol

INS: 472c

Function: Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.4.1	Pasteurized cream	5000 mg/kg		5
01.4.2	Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams	5000 mg/kg		5
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5

CYCLAMATES

Cyclamic Acid (and Sodium, Potassium, Calcium Salts

INS: 952

Function: Flavour Enhancer, Sweetener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
11.2	Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)	500 mg/kg	Note 17	5
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	1000 mg/kg	Note 17	5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	1000 mg/kg	Note 17	5

CYCLODEXTRIN, BETA-

Cyclodextrin, Beta-

INS: 459

Function: Stabilizer, Binder

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
15.1	Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)	500 mg/kg		5