Food Additive Permissions




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015

Permissions for food additives

INS (if any) Description MPL Conditions
(No additives permitted)

1.2.2 Fermented milk products and rennetted milk products

  • Additives permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted to a maximum level
INS Description MPL
160b Annatto extracts 60
950 Acesulphame potassium 500
956 Alitame 60
960 Steviol glycosides 175
962 Aspartame-acesulphame salt 1 100

1.3 Condensed milk and evaporated milk

  • Additives permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted to a maximum level

1.4 Cream and cream products

1.4.1 Cream, reduced cream and light cream

  • Additives permitted at GMP

Only UHT creams and creams receiving equivalent or greater heat treatments

1.4.2 Cream products (flavoured, whipped, thickened, sour cream etc)

  • Additives permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted to a maximum level
INS Description MPL
234 Nisin 10
475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 5 000
Only whipped thickened light cream
INS Description MPL
234 Nisin 10
475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 5 000
Only whipped thickened light cream

1.5 Dried milk, milk powder, cream powder

  • Additives permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted at GMP
  • Colourings permitted to a maximum level
INS Description MPL
304 Ascorbyl palmitate 5 000
320 Butylated hydroxyanisole 100
343 Magnesium phosphates 10 000
431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate GMP
530 Magnesium oxide 10 000


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