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Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (477)

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Functional Classes

  • Emulsifier
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GSFA Provisions for Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 07.0 Bakery wares 15000 mg/kg
11: On the flour basis. 72: On the ready-to-eat basis.
Table Item 01.3.2 Beverage whiteners 1000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.1.1 Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake 5000 mg/kg
97: On the final cocoa and chocolate product basis. XS141: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cocoa (Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/chocolate liquor) and Cocoa Cake (CODEX STAN 141-1983).
Table Item 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 5000 mg/kg
XS309R: Excluding products conforming to the Codex Regional Standard for Halawa Tehenia (CODEX STAN 309R-211).
Table Item 01.4.4 Cream analogues 5000 mg/kg
86: For use in whipped dessert toppings other than cream only.
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.3 Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1) 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions 30000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 40000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.1.3 Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.5.2 Milk and cream powder analogues 100000 mg/kg
Table Item 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 5000 mg/kg
2: On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. 153: For use in instant noodles 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 5000 mg/kg
Table Item 02.1.2 Vegetable oils and fats 10000 mg/kg
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 500 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.).