LECITHIN
Relevant Data
Food Additives Approved in the United States
General Information
| Chemical Names: | COMPLEX MIXTURE OF ACETONE-INSOLUBLE PHOSPHATIDES INCLUDING: PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE, PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE AND PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL, COMBINED WITH VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF OTHER SUBSTANCES SUCH AS TRIGLYCERIDES, FATTY ACIDS AND CARBOHYDRATES |
| CAS number: | 8002-43-5 |
| INS: | 322(i) |
| Functional Class: |
Food Additives EMULSIFIER ANTIOXIDANT |
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Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 1973 |
| ADI: | NOT LIMITED |
| Meeting: | 17 |
| Specs Code: | R (1993) |
| Report: | NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/20 |
| Tox Monograph: | FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/234 |
| Specification: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.2/259 |
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GSFA Provisions for LECITHIN
| Number | Food Category | Max Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1.5 | Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa |
GMP | Note 160 |
| 13.2 | Complementary foods for infants and young children |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 271,Note 274 |
| 09.2.4.1 | Cooked fish and fish products |
GMP | Note 241 |
| 06.4.2 | Dried pastas and noodles and like products |
GMP | Note 256 |
| 06.2.1 | Flours |
GMP | Note 25,Note 28 |
| 13.1.2 | Follow-up formulae |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 72 |
| 13.1.3 | Formulae for special medical purposes for infants |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 72 |
| 08.1.2 | Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted |
GMP | Note 281 |
| 08.1.1 | Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts |
GMP | Note 326,Note 16 |
| 09.1.2 | Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 390,Note XS312,Note XS315 |
| 09.2.4.3 | Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 41 |
| 09.2.2 | Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 63 |
| 09.2.1 | Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note XS191,Note XS95,Note XS165,Note XS92,Note XS190,Note XS312,Note XS36,Note XS315,Note 392 |
| 09.2.3 | Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 16 |
| 13.1.1 | Infant formulae |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 72 |
| 11.4 | Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) |
GMP | Note 258 |
| 01.4.1 | Pasteurized cream (plain) |
GMP | Note 236 |
| 09.2.5 | Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 300 |
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