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Schedule 16 Types of substances that may be used as food additives

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

 Substances used as food additives are regulated by Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 1.3.1. This Standard lists substances for the definitions, in subsection 1.1.2—11(3), of additive permitted at GMP, colouring permitted at GMP and colouring permitted to a maximum level.

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
S16—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 16 – Types of substances that may be used as food additives.
 Note Commencement:
This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
S16—2 Additives permitted at GMP
  For subsection 1.1.2—11(3), the additives permitted at GMP are the substances listed in the following table (first in alphabetical order, then in numerical order):
Additives permitted at GMP—alphabetical listing
Acetic acid, glacial                                                               260
Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol                                           472a
Acetylated distarch adipate                                                        1422
Acetylated distarch phosphate                                                      1414
Acetylated oxidised starch                                                         1451
Acid treated starch                                                                1401
Adipic acid                                                                        355
Advantame                                                                          969
Agar                                                                               406
Alginic acid                                                                       400
Alkaline treated starch                                                            1402
Aluminium silicate                                                                 559
Ammonium acetate                                                                   264
Ammonium alginate                                                                  403
Ammonium carbonates                                                                503
Ammonium chloride                                                                  510
Ammonium citrates                                                                  380
Ammonium fumarate                                                                  368
Ammonium lactate                                                                   328
Ammonium malate                                                                    349
Ammonium phosphates                                                                342
Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid                                                442
Arabinogalactan (larch gum)                                                        409
Ascorbic acid                                                                      300
Aspartame (technological use consistent with section 1.3.1—5 only)                 951
Beeswax, white & yellow                                                            901
Bentonite                                                                          558
Bleached starch                                                                    1403
Butane (for pressurised food containers only)                                      943a

Calcium acetate                                                                    263
Calcium alginate                                                                   404
Calcium aluminium silicate                                                         556
Calcium ascorbate                                                                  302
Calcium carbonates                                                                 170
Calcium chloride                                                                   509
Calcium citrate                                                                    333
Calcium fumarate                                                                   367
Calcium gluconate                                                                  578
Calcium glutamate, Di-L-                                                           623
Calcium hydroxide                                                                  526
Calcium lactate                                                                    327
Calcium lactylates                                                                 482
Calcium lignosulphonate (40-65)                                                    1522
Calcium malates                                                                    352
Calcium oxide                                                                      529
Calcium phosphates                                                                 341
Calcium silicate                                                                   552
Calcium sulphate                                                                   516
Calcium tartrate                                                                   354
Carbon dioxide                                                                     290
Carnauba wax                                                                       903
Carrageenan                                                                        407
Cellulose, microcrystalline and powdered                                           460
Citric acid                                                                        330
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol                                           472c
Cupric sulphate                                                                    519

Dextrin roasted starch                                                             1400
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol                                 472e
Disodium guanylate, 5′-                                                            627
Disodium inosinate, 5′-                                                            631
Disodium ribonucleotides, 5′-                                                      635
Distarch phosphate                                                                 1412

Enzyme treated starches                                                            1405
Erythorbic