New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

Page 4479

✨ Food Additives Standards

20 DECEMBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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5 Maximum permitted levels of additives

(1) Where a maximum level for an additive in a food is prescribed, unless otherwise stated, the level refers to the maximum amount which may be present in the food as sold or, where there are directions for preparation, when prepared for consumption according to label directions.

(2) For the purposes of this Standard:-

**annatto** and annatto extracts shall be calculated as bixin.

**benzoic acid** and its salts shall be calculated as benzoic acid.

**cyclamate** and its salts shall be calculated as cyclohexyl-sulphamic acid.

**saccharin** and its calcium and sodium salts shall be calculated as saccharin.

**sorbic acid** and its salts shall be calculated as sorbic acid.

**sulphur dioxide**, sulphites including bisulphites and metabisulphites shall be calculated as sulphur dioxide.

6 Additives performing the same function

(1) Where two or more additives may be added to a food for the purpose of achieving the same technological function, those additives may be used singly or in combination.

(2) Where two or more additives are used in combination to achieve the same technological function, the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the amount of each food additive used by the maximum amount permitted for that food additive must not exceed 1.

Example
A food can have a maximum amount of 40 mg/kg of preservative X or 20 mg/kg of preservative Y. Some of the permitted combinations of the two preservatives are:
Preservative X
40 mg/kg
30 mg/kg
20 mg/kg
10 mg/kg
nil

7 Carry-over of additives

Other than by direct addition, an additive may be present in any food as a result of carry-over from an ingredient, provided that the level of the additive in the final food is no greater than would be introduced by the use of the ingredient under proper technological conditions and good manufacturing practice.

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