28. General purpose food additives

In these Regulations, “general purpose food additive” means any substance which serves a useful and specific purpose during either the processing or packing of a food and shall include processing aid.

No person shall use any general purpose food additive other than those specified in the Eighth Schedule or permitted for use under this regulation.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing any permitted general purpose food additive unless the food is sound and fit for human consumption.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing residue of acetone unless —

in the case of flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the flavouring, the residue of acetone does not exceed 5 mg/kg of the flavouring; or (b)in the case of any food or any food containing flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the food or in the production of one or more of its ingredients, the residue of acetone does not exceed 0.1 mg/kg of the food.

Methanol may be used as an extraction solvent in food, provided that the residue of methanol in the food does not exceed 5 ppm.

Triethyl citrate may be used as a whipping agent in the following foods, at a level not exceeding 2500 ppm:

liquid egg products;

dried egg products, whether or not heat coagulated;

heat coagulated egg products.

Soy leghemoglobin derived from genetically modified Pichia pastoris may be used in meat analogues, at a level not exceeding 0.45% (w/w).

In these Regulations, “general purpose food additive” means any substance which serves a useful and specific purpose during either the processing or packing of a food and shall include processing aid.

No person shall use any general purpose food additive other than those specified in the Eighth Schedule or permitted for use under this regulation.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing any permitted general purpose food additive unless the food is sound and fit for human consumption.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing residue of acetone unless —

in the case of flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the flavouring, the residue of acetone does not exceed 5 mg/kg of the flavouring; or (b)in the case of any food or any food containing flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the food or in the production of one or more of its ingredients, the residue of acetone does not exceed 0.1 mg/kg of the food.

Methanol may be used as an extraction solvent in food, provided that the residue of methanol in the food does not exceed 5 ppm.

Triethyl citrate may be used as a whipping agent in the following foods, at a level not exceeding 2500 ppm:

liquid egg products;

dried egg products, whether or not heat coagulated;

heat coagulated egg products.

Soy leghemoglobin derived from genetically modified Pichia pastoris may be used in meat analogues, at a level not exceeding 0.45% (w/w).