APPENDIX VII: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (AT STEP 5 OF THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE)

INS NUMBER	COMPOUND	TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTION
586	4-Hexylresorcinol	Colour Retention Agent, Antioxidant
440	Pectins	Thickener, Stabilizer, Gelling Agent, Emulsifier

PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (At Step 5 of the Procedure)

INS NUMBER	COMPOUND	TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTION
950	Acesulfame Potassium	Sweetener, Flavour Enhancer
469	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolyzed	Thickener, Stabilizer
364 (i)	Mono Sodium Succinate	Acidity Regulator, Flavour Enhancer
364 (ii)	Di Sodium Succinate	Acidity Regulator, Flavour Enhancer
424	Curdlan	Thickener, Stabilizer
638	Sodium L-Aspartate	Flavour Enhancer
639	DL-Alanine	Flavour Enhancer
130	Manascorubin	Colour
164	Gardenia Yellow	Colour
968	Erythritol	Sweetener, Flavour Enhancer, Humectant
458	Gamma Cyclodextrin	Stabilizer, Binder
964	Polyglycitol syrup	Sweetener