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FERROCYANIDES

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Participating Additive(s)

Number Name
535 Sodium ferrocyanide
536 Potassium ferrocyanide
538 Calcium ferrocyanide

GSFA Provisions for FERROCYANIDES

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 12.1.1 Salt 14 mg/kg
107: Except for use of sodium ferrocyanide (INS 535) and potassium ferrocyanide (INS 536) in food-grade dendridic salt at 29 mg/kg as anhydrous sodium ferrocyanide. 24: As anhydrous sodium ferrocyanide.
Table Item 12.1.2 Salt Substitutes 20 mg/kg
24: As anhydrous sodium ferrocyanide.
Table Item 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments 20 mg/kg
24: As anhydrous sodium ferrocyanide.
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.).