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Shellac, bleached (904)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Glazing agent
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GSFA Provisions for Shellac, bleached

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa
108: For use on coffee beans only.
Table Item 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4
3: For use in surface treatment only. XS309R: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211).
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces
Table Item 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 15.0 Ready-to-eat savouries
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 04.1.1.2 Surface-treated fresh fruit
Table Item 04.2.1.2 Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds
79: For use on nuts only.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).