GSFA Provisions for ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETATES

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) 25 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages 25 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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 365 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) 315 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings 50 mg/kg
XS86: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cocoa Butter (CODEX STAN 86-1981). 21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa 35 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products 50 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.2.2.8 Cooked or fried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 14.2.6 Distilled spirituous beverages containing more than 15% alcohol 25 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 10.2.3 Dried and/or heat coagulated egg products 200 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. 47: On the dry egg yolk weight basis.
Table Item 04.1.2.2 Dried fruit 265 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.2.2.2 Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds 800 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. 297: The level in the ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 200 mg/kg on the anhydrous basis. 64: For use in dry beans only.
Table Item 12.6.1 Emulsified sauces and dips (e.g. mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dip) 100 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads 100 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.1.2.10 Fermented fruit products 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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 12.9.2.3 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 09.3.2 Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 13.6 Food supplements 150 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 75 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. XS166: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).
Table Item 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 75 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. 392: For non-standardized food and for products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008): for use as an antioxidant for raw frozen molluscs. XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995). 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). XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995). 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). 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). XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981). XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).
Table Item 04.2.2.1 Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds 100 mg/kg
110: For use in frozen French fried potatoes only. 21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries 650 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.1.2.3 Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.1.2.6 Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5 100 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 340 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. 310: Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns (CODEX STAN 37-1981) and the Standard for Canned Crab Meat (CODEX STAN 90-1981) at 250 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). XS94: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CODEX STAN 94-1981).
Table Item 08.3.2 Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products 35 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. XS88: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Corned Beef (CODEX STAN 88-1981). XS89: Excluding products conforming to Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981). XS98: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Chopped Meat (CODEX STAN 98-1981).
Table Item 12.2 Herbs, spices, seasonings and condiments (e.g. seasoning for instant noodles) 70 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmelades 130 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 12.4 Mustards 75 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 12.6.2 Non-emulsified sauces (e.g. ketchup, cheese sauce, cream sauce, brown gravy) 75 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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 05.1.3 100 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 11.6 Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners 1000 mg/kg
96: On the dried weight basis of the high intensity sweetener. 21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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 80 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 04.2.2.5 Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter) 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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 250 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 200 mg/kg
21: As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
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.).