Food Category Details

Whey cheese (01.6.3)

Description:
A solid or semi-solid product obtained by concentration of whey with or without the addition of milk, cream or other materials of milk origin, and moulding of the concentrated product.¹ Includes the whole cheese and the rind of the cheese. Different from whey protein cheese (01.6.6).

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.

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