✨ Food Additives Standards




1510 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 68

Additives in schedules 2,3&4 must not be present in
foods in this category unless expressly permitted
below

grapes packed with permeable envelopes
220 221 222 223 Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites 10 mg/kg
224 225 228

4.1.1 Untreated fruits and vegetables

Additives in schedules 2,3&4 must not be present in
foods in this category

4.1.2 Surface treated fruits and vegetables

Additives in schedules 2,3&4 must not be present in
foods in this category unless expressly permitted
below

342 Ammonium phosphates GMP
473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids 100 mg/kg
901 Beeswax, white & yellow GMP
903 Carnauba wax GMP
904 Shellac GMP

citrus fruit
914 Oxidised polyethylene 250 mg/kg
1520 Propylene glycol 3000 mg/kg
0

walnut and pecan nut kernels
304 Ascorbyl palmitate GMP
320 Butylated hydroxyanisole 70 mg/kg
321 Butylated hydroxytoluene 70 mg/kg

4.1.3 Peeled and/or cut fruits and vegetables

Additives in schedules 3&4 must not be present in
foods in this category unless expressly permitted
below

200 201 202 203 Sorbic acid and sodium, potassium and calcium 375 mg/kg
sorbates

products for manufacturing purposes
220 221 222 223 Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites 200 mg/kg apples and
224 225 228 potatoes only

root and tuber vegetables
220 221 222 223 Sulphur dioxide and sodium and potassium sulphites 50 mg/kg
224 225 228
920 L-cysteine monohydrochloride GMP

4.2 Frozen unprocessed fruits and vegetables

Additives in Schedules 2,3&4 must not be present in
foods in this category unless expressly permitted
below

Note: additives
permitted in
category 4.1 may
be present in
category 4.2 due to
carry-over



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 68


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 68





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πŸ₯ Amendment No. 49 to the Food Standards Code (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Amendment, Food Additives, Maximum Levels, Preservatives, Antioxidants, Fruits, Vegetables