GSFA Online Food Category 04.2.1.1

Updated up to the 46^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2023)

Food Category Details

Untreated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes [(including soybeans)], and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds (04.2.1.1)

Description:
Raw vegetables presented fresh from harvest.

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 04.2.1.1

INS No.	Food Additive or Group	Max Level	Notes	Defined In
260	Acetic acid, glacial	GMP	Note 262 Note XS40R Note 263	04.2.1.1
300	Ascorbic acid, L-	500 mg/kg	Note 262 Note XS40R	04.2.1.1
330	Citric acid	GMP	Note 262 Note 264 Note XS40R	04.2.1.1
270	Lactic acid, L-, D- and DL-	GMP	Note 262 Note 264 Note XS40R	04.2.1.1
331(i)	Sodium dihydrogen citrate	GMP	Note 262 Note XS40R	04.2.1.1
331(iii)	Trisodium citrate	GMP	Note 262 Note XS40R	04.2.1.1

Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.

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