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Schedule 18 Processing aids

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 processing aids are regulated by Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 1.3.3. This standard lists substances that may be used as processing aids for paragraph 1.1.2—13(3)(a) and contains permissions to use substances as processing aids for Standard 1.3.3.

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.
S18—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 18 – Processing aids.
 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.
S18—2 Generally permitted processing aids—substances for section 1.3.3—4
 (1) For paragraph 1.3.3—4(2)(b), the substances are:
Generally permitted processing aids
activated carbon
ammonia
ammonium hydroxide
argon
bone phosphate
carbon monoxide
diatomaceous earth
ethoxylated fatty alcohols
ethyl alcohol
fatty acid polyalkylene glycol ester
furcellaran
hydrogenated glucose syrups
isopropyl alcohol
magnesium hydroxide
oleic acid
oleyl oleate
oxygen
perlite
phospholipids
phosphoric acid
polyethylene glycols
polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid
polyoxyethylene 40 stearate
potassium hydroxide
propylene glycol alginate
silica or silicates
sodium hydroxide
sodium lauryl sulphate
sulphuric acid
tannic acid

 (2) In this section:
silica or silicates includes:
 (a) sodium calcium polyphosphate silicate; and
 (b) sodium hexafluorosilicate; and
 (c) sodium metasilicate; and
 (d) sodium silicate; and
 (e) silica; and
 (f) modified silica;
  that complies with a specification in section S3—2 or S3—3.

 Note Silicates that are additives permitted at GMP (see section S16—2) may also be used as processing aids, in accordance with paragraph 1.3.3—4(2)(a).
S18—3 Permitted processing aids for certain purposes
  For section 1.3.3—5, the substances, foods and maximum permitted levels are:
Permitted processing aids for certain purposes (section 1.3.3—5)
Substance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Maximum permitted level (mg/kg)
Technological purpose—Antifoam agent
Butanol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           10
Oxystearin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GMP
Polydimethylsiloxane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10
Polyethylene glycol dioleate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      GMP
Polyethylene/ polypropylene glycol copolymers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     GMP
Soap                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              GMP
Sorbitan monolaurate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1
Sorbitan monooleate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1
Technological purpose—Catalyst
Chromium (excluding chromium VI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.1
Copper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0.1
Molybdenum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0.1
Nickel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1.0
Peracetic acid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    0.7
Potassium ethoxide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1.0
Potassium (metal)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GMP
Sodium (metal)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    GMP
Sodium ethoxide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1.0
Sodium methoxide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1.0
Technological purpose—decolourants, clarifying, filtration and adsorbent agents
Acid clays of montmorillonite                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     GMP
Chloromethylated aminated  styrene‑divinylbenzene resin                                                                                                                                                                                                                           GMP
Co-extruded polystyrene and polyvinyl polypyrrolidone                                                                                                                                                                                                                             GMP
Copper sulphate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   GMP
Dimethylamine-epichlorohydrin copolymer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           150
Dimethyldialkylammonium chloride                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  GMP
Divinylbenzene copolymer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          GMP
High density polyethylene co‑extruded