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Indigotine (Indigo carmine) (132)

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GSFA Provisions for Indigotine (Indigo carmine)

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 14.2.7 Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit 200 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 150 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.5 Cheese analogues 200 mg/kg
3: For use in surface treatment only. 161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 300 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.2 Cider and perry 200 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products 450 mg/kg
183: For use in surface decoration only.
Table Item 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 300 mg/kg
XS309R: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211).
Table Item 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products 300 mg/kg
95: For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.
Table Item 09.2.4.2 Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 250 mg/kg
16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 150 mg/kg
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 300 mg/kg
Table Item 13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6 300 mg/kg
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 50 mg/kg
Table Item 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction 50 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol 300 mg/kg
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 150 mg/kg
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 150 mg/kg
Table Item 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes 200 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 300 mg/kg
402: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milk (CODEX STAN 243- 2003) at 100 mg/kg. 52: Excluding chocolate milk.
Table Item 01.6.4.2 Flavoured processed cheese, including containing fruit, vegetables, meat, etc. 100 mg/kg
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 300 mg/kg
Table Item 10.1 Fresh eggs 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.
Table Item 09.1.1 Fresh fish 300 mg/kg
16: For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. 4: For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only. 50: For use in fish roe only.
Table Item 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 300 mg/kg
95: For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only. XS165: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989). XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995). XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995). XS292: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008). XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013). XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981). XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014). XS36: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981). XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 150 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 150 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 182: Excluding coconut milk.
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 150 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 300 mg/kg
XS119: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Finfish (CODEX STAN 119-1981). XS70: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito (70-1981). XS3: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Salmon (CODEX STAN 3-1981). XS37: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns (CODEX STAN 37-1991). XS90: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Crab Meat (CODEX STAN 90-1981). XS94: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CODEX STAN 94-1981).
Table Item 05.1.5 Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products 300 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 12.4 Mustards 300 mg/kg
Table Item 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 15.2 Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with e.g. dried fruit) 100 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.2.2 Rind of ripened cheese 100 mg/kg
Table Item 09.3.3 Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products 300 mg/kg
XS291: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Sturgeon Caviar (CODEX STAN 291-2010).
Table Item 12.6 Sauces and like products 300 mg/kg
XS302: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fish Sauce (CODEX STAN 302-2011).
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 300 mg/kg
Table Item 09.3.4 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms (e.g. fish paste), excluding products of food categories 09.3.1 - 09.3.3 300 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 50 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.1 Unripened cheese 200 mg/kg
3: For use in surface treatment only.
Table Item 04.2.2.6 Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5 200 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. 92: Excluding tomato-based sauces.
Table Item 04.2.2.3 Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce 150 mg/kg
161: Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble.
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 100 mg/kg
Table Item 14.2.4 Wines (other than grape) 200 mg/kg
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.).