H

HYDROCHLORIC ACID

Hydrochloric Acid

INS: 507

Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.2.1

Fermented milks (plain)

GMP

6

06.2

Flours and starches

GMP

6

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

GMP

6

HYDROXYBENZOATES, p-

Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 214

Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 218

Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

INS: 216

Function: Preservative

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.6.2

Ripened cheese

500 mg/kg

Note 27

6

01.6.4

Processed cheese

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

01.6.5

Cheese analogues

500 mg/kg

Note 27

6

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

120 mg/kg

Note 27

6

02.2.1.2

Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

02.2.2

Emulsions containing less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine)

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

02.3

Fat emulsions other than food category 02.2, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

12 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.1.3

Peeled or cut fresh fruit

12 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.1

Frozen fruit

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.2

Dried fruit

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.3

Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies and marmelades

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g., chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.10

Fermented fruit products

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

800 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

12 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.1.3

Peeled, cut or shredded vegetables, and nuts and seeds

12 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.2.3

Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soy sauce

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.2.4

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.2.5

Vegetable, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.2.6

Vegetable, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g., vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables, soybean curd) other than food category 04.2.2.5

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable products

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.1.1

Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups)

700 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.1.2

Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.1.4

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitue products

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

2000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.3

Chewing gum

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

05.4

Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non- fruit) and sweet sauces

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

07.2

Fine bakery wares

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

08.2.1.2

Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Notes 3 & 27

6

08.3.1.2

Cured (including salted) and dried non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

GMP

Notes 3 & 27

6

08.4

Edible casings (e.g., sausage casings)

36 mg/kg

Note 27

6

09.3

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

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

100 mg/kg

Note 27

6

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

100 mg/kg

Note 27

6

12.3

Vinegars

100 mg/kg

Note 27

6

12.4

Mustards

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

12.5

Soups and broths

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

12.6

Sauces and like products

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

12.7

Salads (e.g., macaroni salad, potato salad) and sandwich spreads excluding cocoa- and nut-based spreads of food categories 04.2.2.5 and 05.1.2

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.2

Fruit and vegetable juices

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.3.1

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar

100 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.3.2

Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetable nectar

100 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.3.3

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar

200 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.3.4

Concentrate (liquid or solid) for vegetable nectar

200 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks and particulated drinks

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

450 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.2.1

Beer and malt beverages

1000 mg/kg

Notes 27 & 96

6

14.2.2

Cider and perry

200 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.2.3

Wines

1000 mg/kg

Notes 27 & 96

6

14.2.4

Fruit wine

200 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.2.5

Mead

200 mg/kg

Note 27

6

14.2.6.2

Spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol

1000 mg/kg

Notes 27 & 96

6

15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

15.2

Processed nuts, including covered nuts and nut mixtures (with e.g., dried fruit)

300 mg/kg

Note 27

6

16.0

Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01 - 15

1000 mg/kg

Note 27

6

HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

INS: 463

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP

6

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP

6

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP

6

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP

6

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP

6

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 16

6

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 16

6

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP

6

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 16

6

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

6

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 16

6

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

GMP

6

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

6

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP

6

HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1442

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg

6

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP

6

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP

6

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

6

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg

6

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg

6

HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE

Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose

INS: 464

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Hydroxypropyl Starch

INS: 1440

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.1.2

Buttermilk (plain)

GMP

6

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

10000 mg/kg

6

01.2.2

Renneted milk

GMP

6

01.4.1

Pasteurized cream

GMP

6

01.4.2

Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams

GMP

6

02.2.1.1

Butter and concentrated butter

GMP

Note 52

6

04.1.1.2

Surface-treated fresh fruit

GMP

Note 16

6

04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds

GMP

Note 16

6

08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP

Note 16

6

08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP

6

09.1

Fresh fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 16

6

09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 41

6

09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

Note 16

6

09.2.4

Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

6

11.2

Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)

10000 mg/kg

6

12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)

GMP

Note 51

6

13.1

Infant formulae and follow -on formulae

25000 mg/kg

6

13.2

Weaning foods for infants and growing children

60000 mg/kg

6

14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

10000 mg/kg

6

14.2.3.4

Aromatized wine

GMP

6

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.2.1	Fermented milks (plain)	GMP		6
06.2	Flours and starches	GMP		6
13.2	Weaning foods for infants and growing children	GMP		6

Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate	INS: 214
Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate	INS: 218
Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate	INS: 216