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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.3.3 - Processing Aids
6Permitted decolourants, clarifying, filtration and adsorbent agents
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6 Permitted decolourants, clarifying, filtration and adsorbent agents
The processing aids listed in the Table to this clause may be used as decolourants, clarifying, filtration and adsorbent agents in the course of manufacture of any food provided the final food contains no more than the corresponding maximum permitted level specified in the Table.
Table to clause 6
| Substance | Maximum permitted level (mg/kg) |
|---|---|
| Acid clays of montmorillonite | GMP |
| Chloromethylated aminated styrene‑divinylbenzene resin | GMP |
| Co-extruded polystyrene and polyvinyl polypyrrolidone | GMP |
| Copper sulphate | GMP |
| Dimethylamine-epichlorohydrin copolymer | 150 |
| Dimethyldialkylammonium chloride | GMP |
| Divinylbenzene copolymer | GMP |
| High density polyethylene co‑extruded with kaolin | GMP |
| Iron oxide | GMP |
| Fish collagen, including Isinglass | GMP |
| Magnesium oxide | GMP |
| Modified polyacrylamide resins | GMP |
| Nylon | GMP |
| Phytates (including phytic acid, magnesium phytate & calcium phytate) | GMP |
| Polyester resins, cross-linked | GMP |
| Polyethylene | GMP |
| Polypropylene | GMP |
| Polyvinyl polypyrrolidone | GMP |
| Potassium ferrocyanide | 0.1 |