Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Plain caramel [show]
  • Caustic sulphite caramel [show]
  • Ammonia caramel [show]
  • Sulphite ammonia caramel [show]

General Information

Synonyms: CAUSTIC CARAMEL, PLAIN CARAMEL
CAS number: 8028-89-5
FEMA number: 2235
INS:

150a

Functional Class: Food Additives
COLOUR

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1985
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Meeting: 29
Specs Code: R (1987)
Report: TRS 733-JECFA 29/28
Tox Monograph: FAS 20-JECFA 29/99
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002); FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.1/279

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GSFA Provisions for CARAMEL COLOUR, CLASS I

Number Food Category Max Level Notes
09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 41

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