GSFA Online Food Additive Details for Alitame

GSFA Online

Updated up to the 32^nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2009)

Food Additive Details

Alitame (956)

Functional Classes

Sweetener (sweetener)

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GSFA Provisions for Alitame

Number	Food Category	Max Level	Notes
05.3	Chewing gum	300 mg/kg	Note 161
05.1.4	Cocoa and chocolate products	300 mg/kg	Note 161
05.1.2	Cocoa mixes (syrups)	300 mg/kg	Note 161
05.1.3	Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings	300 mg/kg	Note 161
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	300 mg/kg	Note 161
01.7	Dairy-based desserts (e.g., pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)	100 mg/kg	Note 161
01.1.2	Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drinks)	100 mg/kg	Note 161
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces	300 mg/kg	Note 161
13.5	Dietetic foods (e.g., supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6	300 mg/kg
03.0	Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	100 mg/kg	Note 161
05.1.5	Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products	300 mg/kg	Note 161
04.1.2.5	Jams, jellies, marmelades	100 mg/kg	Note 161
11.4	Other sugars and syrups (e.g., xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)	200 mg/kg	Note 159
12.5	Soups and broths	40 mg/kg	Note 161
11.6	Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners	GMP
14.1.4	Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks	40 mg/kg	Note 161

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.).

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