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TABLE 3: INGREDIENTS OF NON AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN SECTION 3 OF THESE GUIDELINES
3.1 Food additives, induding carriers
| INS Name | Specific conditions |
| 170 Calcium carbonates | ________ |
| 220 Sulphur dioxide | wine products |
| 270 Lactic acid | ________ |
| 290 Carbon dioxide | ________ |
| 296 Malic acid | ________ |
| 300 Ascorbic acid | if not available in natural form |
| 306 Tocopherols, mixed natural concentrates | ________ |
| 322 Lecithin | obtained without the use of bleaches and organic solvents |
| 330 Citric acid | concentrated fruit and vegetable juice, jam and fermented vegetable products |
| 331 Sodium citrates | meat products |
| 332 Potassium citrates | meat products |
| 333 Calcium citrates | meat products |
| 335 Sodium tartrate | cakes/confectionary |
| 336 Potassium tartrate | cereals/cakes/confectionary |
| 341 Mono calcium phosphate | only for raising flour |
| 400 alginic acid | ________ |
| 401 sodium alginate | ________ |
| 402 Potassium alginate | ________ |
| 406 Agar | ________ |
| 407 Carageenan | ________ |
| 410 Locust bean gum | ________ |
| 412 Guar gum | ________ |
| 413 Tragacanth gum | ________ |
| 414 Arabic gum | Milk, fat and confectionary products |
| 415 Xanthan gum | fat products, fruit and vegetables, cakes & biscuits, salads |
| 416 Karaya gum | ________ |
| 440 Pectins (unmodified) | ________ |
| 500 Sodium carbonates | caakes & biscuits, confectionary |
| 501 Potassium carbonates | cereals/cakes & biscuits/confectionary |
| 503 Ammonium carbonates | ________ |
| 504 Magnesium carbonates | ________ |
| 508 Potassium chloride | frozen fruit and vegetables/canned fruit and vegetables, vegetable sauces/ketchup and mustard |
| 509 Calcium chloride | milk products/fat products/fruit & vegetables/soy bean products |
| 511 Magnesium chloride | soy bean products |
| 516 Calcium sulphate | cakes & biscuits/soy bean products/bakers yeast Carrier |
| 524 Sodium hydroxide | cereal products |
| 938 Argon | ________ |
| 941 Nitrogen | ________ |
| 948 Oxygen | ________ |
Substances and products labelled as natural flavouring substances or natural flavouring preparations as defined in Codex Alimentarious 1A - 1995, Section 5.7.
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Drinking water
Salts (with sodium chloride or potassium chloride as basic components generally used in food processing).
(a) Any preparations of microorganisms and enzymes normally used in food processing, with the exception of microorganisms genetically engineered (modified) or enzymes derived from genetic engineering;
3.5 Minerals (including trace elements), vitamins, essential fatty and amino acids, and other nitrogen compounds. Only approved in so far as their use is legally required in the food products in which they are incorporated.
Codex Alimentarius Working Group, May 27th, 1998. (Draft copy)
Important Note
Text that appears in bold and underlined letters indicates new text relative to the last document of the "Codex Alimentarius Working Group".
Text that appears in red italics letters indicates eliminated text.
Text that appears in green will be discussed next year.
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