Standard 1.3.3 - Processing Aids

Issue1351Standard1.3.3STANDARD1.3.3PROCESSINGAIDSPurposeThisStandardregulatestheuseofprocessingaidsinfoodmanufacture,prohibitingtheiruseinfoodunlessthereisaspecificpermissionwithinthisStandard.Standard1.3.1regulatestheuseoffoodadditives.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Generalprohibitionontheuseofprocessingaids3Generallypermittedprocessingaids4Permittedantifoamagents5Permittedcatalysts6Permitteddecolourants,clarifying,filtrationandadsorbentagents7Permitteddesiccatingpreparations8Permittedionexchangeresins9Permittedlubricants,releaseandanti-stickagents10Permittedcarriers,solventsanddiluents11Permittedprocessingaidsusedinpackagedwaterandinwaterusedasaningredientinotherfoods12Permittedbleachingagents,washingandpeelingagents13Permittedextractionsolvents14Permittedprocessingaidswithmiscellaneousfunctions15Permittedenzymesofanimalorigin16Permittedenzymesofplantorigin17Permittedenzymesofmicrobialorigin18Permittedmicrobialnutrientsandmicrobialnutrientadjuncts19DimethyldicarbonateasamicrobialcontrolagentClauses1Interpretation(1)InthisStandard–approvedfoodforuseofphagemeansfoodthat–(a)isordinarilyconsumedinthesamestateasthatinwhichitissold;and(b)issolid;and(c)isoneofthefollowing–(i)meat;(ii)meatproduct;(iii)fish;(iv)fishproduct;(v)fruit;(vi)fruitproduct;(vii)vegetable;(viii)vegetableproduct;(ix)cheese;and(d)isnotoneofthefollowing–FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013C00139Issue1352Standard1.3.3(i)nutsintheshellandwhole;(ii)rawfruitsandvegetablesthatareintendedforhulling,peelingorwashingbytheconsumer.dairyingredientmeansaningredientthatisderivedfromadairysource.ECnumber(EnzymeCommissionnumber)meansthenumberwhichtheEnzymeCommissionusestoclassifytheprincipalenzymeactivity.maximumpermittedlevelmeansthemaximumamountoftheprocessingaidwhichmaybepresentinthefoodasspecifiedintheTablestoclauses3to18.processingaidmeansasubstancelistedinclauses3to19,where–(a)thesubstanceisusedintheprocessingofrawmaterials,foodsoringredients,tofulfilatechnologicalpurposerelatingtotreatmentorprocessing,butdoesnotperformatechnologicalfunctioninthefinalfood;and(b)theproportionoftheprocessingaidisnomorethanthemaximumlevelnecessarytoachieveoneormoretechnologicalfunctionsunderconditionsofGoodManufacturingPractice(GMP).silicaorsilicatesincludessodiumcalciumpolyphosphatesilicate,sodiumhexafluorosilicate,sodiummetasilicate,sodiumsilicate,silicaandmodifiedsilicathatcomplieswithamonographspecificationinclause2orclause3ofStandard1.3.4.(2)InthisStandard,theletters‘ATCC’followedbyanumberisareferencetothenumberwhichtheAmericanTypeCultureCollectionusestoidentifyaprokaryote.2GeneralprohibitionontheuseofprocessingaidsUnlessexpresslypermittedinthisStandard,processingaidsmustnotbeaddedtofood.3GenerallypermittedprocessingaidsThefollowingprocessingaidsmaybeusedinthecourseofmanufactureofanyfoodatalevelnecessarytoachieveafunctionintheprocessingofthatfood–(a)foods,includingwater;and(b)foodadditiveslistedinSchedule2ofStandard1.3.1;and(c)aprocessingaidspecifiedintheTabletothisclause.Tabletoclause3ActivatedcarbonAmmoniaAmmoniumhydroxideArgonBonephosphateCarbonmonoxideDiatomaceousearthEthoxylatedfattyalcoholsEthylalcoholFattyacidpolyalkyleneglycolesterFurcellaranHydrogenatedglucosesyrupsIsopropylalcoholMagnesiumhydroxideFederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013C00139Issue1353Standard1.3.3Tabletoclause3(continued)OleicacidOleyloleateOxygenPerlitePhospholipidsPhosphoricacidPolyethyleneglycolsPolyglycerolestersoffattyacidsPolyglycerolestersofinteresterifiedricinoleicacidPolyoxyethylene40stearatePotassiumhydroxidePropyleneglycolalginateSilicaorsilicatesSodiumhydroxideSodiumlaurylsulphateSulphuricacidTannicacid4PermittedantifoamagentsTheprocessingaidslistedintheTabletothisclausemaybeusedasanantifoamagentinthecourseofmanufactureofanyfoodprovidedthefinalfoodcontainsnomorethanthecorrespondingmaximumpermittedlevelspecifiedintheTable.Tabletoclause4SubstanceMaximumpermittedlevel(mg/kg)Butanol10OxystearinGMPPolydimethylsiloxane10PolyethyleneglycoldioleateGMPPolyethylene/polypropyleneglycolcopolymersGMPSoapGMPSorbitanmonolaurate1Sorbitanmonooleate15PermittedcatalystsTheprocessingaidslistedintheTabletothisclausemaybeusedasacatalystinthecourseofmanufactureofanyfoodprovidedthefinalfoodcontainsnomorethanthecorrespondingmaximumpermittedlevelspecifiedintheTable.Tabletoclause5SubstanceMaximumpermittedlevel(mg/kg)Chromium(excludingchromiumVI)0.1Copper0.1Molybdenum0.1Nickel1.0Peraceticacid0.7Potassiumethoxide1.0Potassium(metal)GMPSodium(metal)GMPSodiumethoxide1.0Sodiummethoxide1.0FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013C00139Issue1354Standard1.3.36Permitteddecolourants,clarifying,filtrationandadsorbentagentsTheprocessingaidslistedintheTabletothisclausemaybeusedasdecolourants,clarifying,filtrationandadsorbentagentsinthecourseofmanufactureofanyfoodprovidedthefinalfoodcontainsnomorethanthecorrespondingmaximumpermittedlevelspecifiedintheTable.Tabletoclause6SubstanceMaximumpermittedlevel(mg/kg)AcidclaysofmontmorilloniteGMPChloromethylatedaminatedstyrene-divinylbenzeneresinGMPCo-extrudedp