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Lauric arginate ethyl ester (243)

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Functional Classes

  • Preservative
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GSFA Provisions for Lauric arginate ethyl ester

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 14.1.4.1 Carbonated water-based flavoured drinks 50 mg/kg
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.5 Cheese analogues 200 mg/kg
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 225 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 200 mg/kg
XS86: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cocoa Butter (CODEX STAN 86-1981).
Table Item 14.1.4.3 Concentrates (liquid or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks 50 mg/kg
127: On the served to the consumer basis.
Table Item 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products 200 mg/kg
Table Item 09.2.4.2 Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 200 mg/kg
170: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CODEX STAN 243-2003).
Table Item 04.1.2.2 Dried fruit 200 mg/kg
Table Item 10.2 Egg products 200 mg/kg
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 200 mg/kg
214: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dairy Fat Spreads (CODEX STAN 253-2006). 215: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads (CODEX STAN 256-2007).
Table Item 09.3.1 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly 200 mg/kg
Table Item 09.3.2 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine 200 mg/kg
Table Item 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 200 mg/kg
419: For use only in ready-to-eat products that require refrigeration.
Table Item 08.3.3 Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 315 mg/kg
3: For use in surface treatment only. 374: For use in cooked frozen meat products only.
Table Item 08.2.3 Frozen processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 200 mg/kg
3: For use in surface treatment only. 374: For use in cooked frozen meat products only.
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 200 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.2 Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 200 mg/kg
377: For products conforming to the Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981), Standard for Cooked Cured Chopped Meat (CODEX STAN 98-1981), and Standard for Corned Beef (CODEX STAN 88-1981) use is limited to ready-to-eat products which require refrigeration.
Table Item 08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 200 mg/kg
396: For products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Ham (CODEX STAN 96-1981) and the Standard for Cooked Cured Pork Shoulder (CODEX STAN 97-1981), use is limited to ready-to-eat products which require refrigeration.
Table Item 14.1.4.2 Non-carbonated water-based flavoured drinks, including punches and ades 50 mg/kg
Table Item 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) 200 mg/kg
Table Item 08.3.1 Non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 315 mg/kg
Table Item 08.2.1 Non-heat treated processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts 200 mg/kg
Table Item 04.2.1.3 Peeled, cut or shredded fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.4 Processed cheese 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.2.1 Ripened cheese, includes rind 200 mg/kg
XS266: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gouda (CXS 266-1966). XS264: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Danbo (CXS 264-1966). XS263: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cheddar (CXS 263-1966). XS265: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Edam (CXS 265-1966). XS268: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Samsø (CXS 268-1966). XS270: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Tilsiter (CXS 270-1968). XS269: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Emmental (CXS 269-1967). XS267: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Havarti (CXS 267-1966). XS271: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Saint-Paulin (CXS 271-1968). XS272: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Provolone (CXS 272-1968). XS274: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Coulommiers (CXS 274-1969). XS276: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Camembert (CXS 276-1973). XS277: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Brie (CXS 277-1973).
Table Item 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 05.1.3 200 mg/kg
Table Item 09.3.3 Salmon substitutes, caviar, and other fish roe products 200 mg/kg
XS291: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Sturgeon Caviar (CODEX STAN 291-2010).
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 200 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 - 09.3.3 200 mg/kg
Table Item 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 200 mg/kg
XS167: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family of Fishes (CODEX STAN 167-1989). XS189: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dried Shark Fins (CODEX STAN 189-1993). XS244: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprat (CODEX STAN 244-2004). XS222: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Crackers from Marine and Freshwater Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscan Shellfish (CODEX STAN 222-2001). XS311: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoked-flavoured Fish and Smoke-dried Fish (CODEX STAN 311-2013). XS236: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Boiled Dried Salted Anchovies (CODEX STAN 236-2003).
Table Item 12.5 Soups and broths 200 mg/kg
XS117: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés (CODEX STAN 117-1981).
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 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.1 Unripened cheese 200 mg/kg
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 200 mg/kg
Table Item 01.6.3 Whey cheese 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.).