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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.3.3 - Processing Aids
8Permitted ion exchange resins
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8 Permitted ion exchange resins
The processing aids listed in the Table to this clause may be used as an ion exchange resin 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 8
| Substance | Maximum permitted level (mg/kg) |
|---|---|
| Completely hydrolysed copolymers of methyl acrylate and divinylbenzene | GMP |
| Completely hydrolysed terpolymers of methyl acrylate, divinylbenzene and acrylonitrile | GMP |
| Cross-linked phenol-formaldehyde activated with one or both of the following: triethylene tetramine and tetraethylenepentamine | GMP |
| Cross-linked polystyrene, chloromethylated, then aminated with trimethylamine, dimethylamine, diethylenetriamine, or dimethylethanolamine | GMP |
| Diethylenetriamine, triethylene-tetramine, or tetraethylenepentamin cross-linked with epichlorohydrin | GMP |
| Divinylbenzene copolymer | GMP |
| Epichlorohydrin cross-linked with ammonia | GMP |
| Epichlorohydrin cross-linked with ammonia and then quaternised with methyl chloride to contain not more than 18% strong base capacity by weight of total exchange capacity | GMP |
| Hydrolysed copolymer of methyl acrylate and divinylbenzene | GMP |
| Methacrylic acid-divinylbenzene copolymer | GMP |
| Methyl acrylate-divinylbenzene copolymer containing not less than 2% by weight of divinylbenzene, aminolysed with dimethylaminopropylamine | GMP |
| Methyl acrylate-divinylbenzene copolymer containing not less than 3.5% by weight of divinylbenzene, aminolysed with dimethylaminopropylamine | GMP |
| Methyl acrylate-divinylbenzene-diethylene glycol divinyl ether terpolymer containing not less than 3.5% by weight divinylbenzene and not more than 0.6% by weight of diethylene glycol divinyl ether, aminolysed with dimethaminopropylamine | GMP |
| Methyl acrylate-divinylbenzene-diethylene glycol divinyl ether terpolymer containing not less than 7% by weight divinylbenzene and not more than 2.3% by weight of diethylene glycol divinyl ether, aminolysed with dimethaminopropylamine and quaternised with methyl chloride |