GSFA Online Food Category 02.2.1

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

Food Category Details

Butter (02.2.1)

Description:
Butter is a fatty product consisting of a primarily water-in-oil emulsion derived exclusively from milk and/or products obtained from milk.¹

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 02.2.1

INS No.	Food Additive or Group	Max Level	Notes	Defined In
160b(i)	Annatto extracts, bixin-based	20 mg/kg	Note 8	02.2.1
	CAROTENES, BETA-	12 mg/kg	Note 344 Note 341	02.2.1
526	Calcium hydroxide	GMP		02.2.1
160a(ii)	beta-Carotenes, vegetable	12 mg/kg	Note 344 Note 341	02.2.1
	PHOSPHATES	880 mg/kg	Note 33 Note 34	02.2.1
500(i)	Sodium carbonate	GMP		02.2.1
500(ii)	Sodium hydrogen carbonate	GMP		02.2.1
524	Sodium hydroxide	GMP		02.2.1

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

Standard for Butter (CODEX STAN 279-1971).

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