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Stannous chloride (512)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Colour retention agent
  • Antioxidant
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GSFA Provisions for Stannous chloride

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 04.1.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit 20 mg/kg
141: Excluding canned pears and canned pineapples conforming to the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (CODEX STAN 319-2015). 43: As tin.
Table Item 04.2.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds 25 mg/kg
43: As tin.
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 20 mg/kg
43: As tin.
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.).