Food Standards (Proposal P1025 – Code Revision) Variation
 
 
The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.
 
Dated 25 March 2015
Standards Management Officer
Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
Note: 
 
This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 96 on 10 April 2015.
 
Schedule 8             Food additive names and code numbers (for statement of ingredients)
Note 1        This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.
                   Standard 1.2.4 is a standard for the information requirements relating to the statement of ingredients, and contains provisions relating to, among other things, substances used as food additives. This Standard lists food additive numbers for the definition of the term code number in section 1.1.2—2, and names and code numbers for subsection 1.2.4—7(1).
Note 2        The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
S8—1                  Name
                            This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 8 – Food additive names and code numbers (for statement of ingredients).
                                      Note    Commencement:
This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
S8—2                  Food additive names and code numbers
                            For the definition of code number in section 1.1.2—2 and for subsection 1.2.4—7(1), the food additive names and *code numbers are as listed in the following table (first in alphabetical order, then in numerical order):
Food additive names—alphabetical listing

Acacia or gum Arabic
414

Acesulphame potassium
950

Acetic acid, glacial
260

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
472a

Acetylated distarch adipate
1422

Acetylated distarch phosphate
1414

Acetylated oxidised starch
1451

Acid treated starch
1401

Adipic acid
355

Advantame
969

Agar
406

Alginic acid
400

Alitame
956

Alkaline treated starch
1402

Alkanet or Alkannin
103

Allura red AC
129

Aluminium
173

Aluminium silicate
559

Amaranth
123

Ammonium acetate
264

Ammonium adipates
359

Ammonium alginate
403

Ammonium carbonate
503

Ammonium chloride
510

Ammonium citrate
380

Ammonium fumarate
368

Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
503

Ammonium lactate
328

Ammonium malate
349

Ammonium phosphate, dibasic
342

Ammonium phosphate, monobasic or Ammonium dihydrogen phosphates
342

Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid
442

α-Amylase
1100

Annatto extracts
160b

Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract
163

Arabinogalactan or larch gum
409

Ascorbic acid
300

Ascorbyl palmitate
304

Aspartame
951

Aspartame-acesulphame salt
962

Azorubine or Carmoisine
122

 
 

b-apo-8′-Carotenoic acid methyl or ethyl ester
160f

b-apo-8′-Carotenal
160e

Beeswax, white and yellow
901

Beet red
162

Bentonite
558

Benzoic acid
210

Bleached starch
1403

Bone phosphate
542

Brilliant black BN or Brilliant Black PN
151

Brilliant Blue FCF
133

Brown HT
155

Butane
943a

Butylated hydroxyanisole
320

Butylated hydroxytoluene
321

 
 

Calcium acetate
263

Calcium alginate
404

Calcium aluminium silicate
556

Calcium ascorbate
302

Calcium benzoate
213

Calcium carbonate
170

Calcium chloride
509

Calcium citrate
333

Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate or calcium disodium EDTA
385

Calcium fumarate
367

Calcium gluconate
578

Calcium glutamate
623

Calcium hydroxide
526

Calcium lactate
327

Calcium lactylate
482

Calcium lignosulphonate (40-65)
1522

Calcium malate
352

Calcium oleyl lactylate
482

Calcium oxide
529

Calcium phosphate, dibasic or calcium
 

hydrogen phosphate
341

Calcium phosphate, monobasic or calcium dihydrogen phosphate
341

Calcium phosphate, tribasic
341

Calcium propionate
282

Calcium silicate
552

Calcium sorbate
203

Calcium stearoyl lactylate
482

Calcium sulphate
516

Calcium tartrate
354

Caramel I
150a

Caramel II
150b

Caramel III
150c

Caramel IV
150d

Carbon blacks or Vegetable carbon
153

Carbon dioxide
290

Carnauba wax
903

Carotene
160a

Carrageenan
407

Cellulose microcrystalline
460

Cellulose, powdered
460

Chlorophyll
140

Chlorophyll-copper complex
141

Chlorophyllin copper complex, sodium and potassium salts
141

Choline salts
1001

Citric acid
330

Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
472c

Cochineal or carmines or carminic acid
120

Cupric sulphate
519

Curcumin or turmeric
100

Cyclamate or calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate
952

 
 

Dextrin roasted starch
1400

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
472e

Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate
480

Disodium-5′-ribonucleotides
635

Disodium-5′-guanylate
627

Disodium-5′-inosinate
631

Distarch phosphate
1412

Dodecyl gallate
312

 
 

Enzyme treated starches
1405

Erythorbic acid
315

Erythritol
968

Erythrosine
127

Ethyl lauroyl arginate
243

Ethyl maltol
637

 
 

Fatty acid salts of aluminium, ammonia, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium
470

Fast green FCF
143

Ferric ammonium citrate
381

Ferrous gluconate
579

Flavoxanthin
161a

Fumaric acid
297

 
 

Gellan gum
418

Glucono δ-lactone or Glucono
 

delta-lactone
575

Glucose oxidase
1102

L-glutamic acid
620

Glycerin or glycerol
422

Glycerol esters of wood rosins
445

Glycine
640

Gold
175

Green S
142

Guar gum
412

 
 

4-hexylresorcinol
586

Hydrochloric acid
507

Hydroxypropyl cellulose
463

Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate
1442

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
464

Hydroxypropyl starch
1440

 
 

Indigotine
132

Iron oxide
172

Isobutane
943b

Isomalt
953

 
 

Karaya gum
416

Kryptoxanthin
161c

 
 

L-cysteine monohydrochloride
920

L-Leucine
641

Lactic acid
270

Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
472b

Lactitol
966

Lecithin
322

Lipases
1104

Locust bean gum or carob bean gum
410

Lutein
161b

Lycopene
160d

Lysozyme
1105

 
 

Magnesium carbonate
504

Magnesium chloride
511

Magnesium gluconate
580

Magnesium glutamate
625

Magnesium lactate
329

Magnesium oxide
530

Magnesium phosphate, dibasic
343

Magnesium phosphate, monobasic
343

Magnesium phosphate, tribasic
343

Magnesium silicate or Talc
553

Magnesium sulphate
518

Malic acid
296

Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup
965

Maltol
636

Mannitol
421

Metatartaric acid
353

Methyl ethyl cellulose
465

Methyl cellulose
461

Methylparaben or Methyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate
218

Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol or tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (mixed)
472f

Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
471

Monoammonium L-glutamate
624

Monopotassium L-glutamate
622

Monosodium L-glutamate or MSG
621

Monostarch phosphate
1410

 
 

Natamycin or pimaricin
235

Neotame
961

Nisin
234

Nitrogen
941

Nitrous oxide
942

 
 

Octafluorocyclobutane
946

Octyl gallate
311

Oxidised polyethylene
914

Oxidised starch
1404

 
 

Paprika oleoresins
160c

Pectin
440

Petrolatum or petroleum jelly
905b

Phosphated distarch phosphate
1413

Phosphoric acid
338

Polydextrose
1200

Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane
900a

Polyethylene glycol 8000
1521

Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
475

Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid
476

Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
431

Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20)    sorbitan monostearate
435

Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20)     sorbitan tristearate
436

Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20)     sorbitan monooleate
433

Polyvinylpyrrolidone
1201

Ponceau 4R
124

Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate
261

Potassium adipate
357

Potassium alginate
402

Potassium aluminium silicate
555

Potassium ascorbate
303

Potassium benzoate
212

Potassium bicarbonate
501

Potassium bisulphite
228

Potassium carbonate
501

Potassium chloride
508

Potassium citrate
332

Potassium dihydrogen citrate
332

Potassium ferrocyanide
536

Potassium fumarate
366

Potassium gluconate
577

Potassium lactate
326

Potassium malate
351

Potassium metabisulphite
224

Potassium nitrate
252

Potassium nitrite
249

Potassium phosphate, dibasic
340

Potassium phosphate, monobasic
340

Potassium phosphate, tribasic
340

Potassium polymetaphosphate
452

Potassium propionate
283

Potassium pyrophosphate
450

Potassium silicate
560

Potassium sodium tartrate
337

Potassium sorbate
202

Potassium sulphate
515

Potassium sulphite
225

Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate
336

Potassium tripolyphosphate
451

Processed eucheuma seaweed
407a

Propane
944

Propionic acid
280

Propyl gallate
310

Propylene glycol
1520

Propylene glycol alginate
405

Propylene glycol mono- and di-esters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
477

Propylparaben or Propyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate
216

Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin)
1101

 
 

Quillaia extract (type 1)
999(i)

Quillaia extract (type 2)
999(ii)

Quinoline yellow
104

 
 

Rhodoxanthin
161f

Riboflavin
101

Riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium
101

Rubixanthin
161d

 
 

Saccharin or calcium saccharine or sodium saccharine or potassium saccharine
954

Saffron or crocetin or crocin
164

Shellac
904

Silicon dioxide, amorphous
551

Silver
174

Sodium acetate
262

Sodium acid pyrophosphate
450

Sodium alginate
401

Sodium aluminium phosphate
541

Sodium aluminosilicate
554

Sodium ascorbate
301

Sodium benzoate
211

Sodium bicarbonate
500

Sodium bisulphite
222

Sodium carbonate
500

Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
466

Sodium citrate
331

Sodium diacetate
262

Sodium dihydrogen citrate
331

Sodium erythorbate
316

Sodium ferrocyanide
535

Sodium fumarate
365

Sodium gluconate
576

Sodium hydrogen malate
350

Sodium hydrosulphite
–

Sodium lactate
325

Sodium lactylate
481

Sodium malate
350

Sodium metabisulphite
223

Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble
452

Sodium nitrate
251

Sodium nitrite
250

Sodium oleyl lactylate
481

Sodium phosphate, dibasic
339

Sodium phosphate, monobasic
339

Sodium phosphate, tribasic
339

Sodium polyphosphates, glassy
452

Sodium propionate
281

Sodium pyrophosphate
450

Sodium sorbate
201

Sodium stearoyl lactylate
481

Sodium sulphate
514

Sodium sulphite
221

Sodium tartrate
335

Sodium tripolyphosphate
451

Sorbic acid
200

Sorbitan monostearate
491

Sorbitan tristearate
492

Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup
420

Stannous chloride
512

Starch acetate
1420

Starch sodium octenylsuccinate
1450

Stearic acid or fatty acid
570

Steviol glycosides
960

Succinic acid
363

Sucralose
955

Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
444

Sucrose esters of fatty acids
473

Sulphur dioxide
220

Sunset yellow FCF
110

 
 

Tannic acid or tannins
181

Tara gum
417

Tartaric acid
334

Tartrazine
102

tert-Butylhydroquinone
319

Thaumatin
957

Titanium dioxide
171

α-Tocopherol
307

δ-Tocopherol
309

γ-Tocopherol
308

Tocopherols concentrate, mixed
307b

Tragacanth gum
413

Triacetin
1518

Triammonium citrate
380

Triethyl citrate
1505

 
 

Violoxanthin
161e

 
 

Xanthan gum
415

Xylitol
967

 
 

Yeast mannoproteins
455

 
 
Food additive names—numerical listing

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Sodium hydrosulphite

100
Curcumin or turmeric

101
Riboflavin

101
Riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium

102
Tartrazine

103
Alkanet or Alkannin

104
Quinoline yellow

110
Sunset yellow FCF

120
Cochineal or carmines or carminic acid

122
Azorubine or Carmoisine

123
Amaranth

124
Ponceau 4R

127
Erythrosine

129
Allura red AC

132
Indigotine

133
Brilliant Blue FCF

140
Chlorophyll

141
Chlorophyll-copper complex

141
Chlorophyllin copper complex, sodium and potassium salts

142
Green S

143
Fast green FCF

150a
Caramel I

150b
Caramel II

150c
Caramel III

150d
Caramel IV

151
Brilliant black BN or Brilliant Black PN

153
Carbon blacks or Vegetable carbon

155
Brown HT

160a
Carotene

160b
Annatto extracts

160c
Paprika oleoresins

160d
Lycopene

160e
b-apo-8′-Carotenal

160f
b-apo-8′-Carotenoic acid methyl or ethyl ester

161a
Flavoxanthin

161b
Lutein

161c
Kryptoxanthin

161d
Rubixanthin

161e
Violoxanthin

161f
Rhodoxanthin

162
Beet red

163
Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract

164
Saffron or crocetin or crocin

170
Calcium carbonate

171
Titanium dioxide

172
Iron oxide

173
Aluminium

174
Silver

175
Gold

181
Tannic acid or tannins

 
 

200
Sorbic acid

201
Sodium sorbate

202
Potassium sorbate

203
Calcium sorbate

210
Benzoic acid

211
Sodium benzoate

212
Potassium benzoate

213
Calcium benzoate

216
Propylparaben or Propyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate

218
Methylparaben or Methyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate

220
Sulphur dioxide

221
Sodium sulphite

222
Sodium bisulphite

223
Sodium metabisulphite

224
Potassium metabisulphite

225
Potassium sulphite

228
Potassium bisulphite

234
Nisin

235
Natamycin or pimaricin

243
Ethyl lauroyl arginate

249
Potassium nitrite

250
Sodium nitrite

251
Sodium nitrate

252
Potassium nitrate

260
Acetic acid, glacial

261
Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate

262
Sodium acetate

262
Sodium diacetate

263
Calcium acetate

264
Ammonium acetate

270
Lactic acid

280
Propionic acid

281
Sodium propionate

282
Calcium propionate

283
Potassium propionate

290
Carbon dioxide

296
Malic acid

297
Fumaric acid

300
Ascorbic acid

301
Sodium ascorbate

302
Calcium ascorbate

303
Potassium ascorbate

304
Ascorbyl palmitate

307b
Tocopherols concentrate, mixed

307
α-Tocopherol

308
δ-Tocopherol

309
γ-Tocopherol

310
Propyl gallate

311
Octyl gallate

312
Dodecyl gallate

315
Erythorbic acid

316
Sodium erythorbate

319
tert-Butylhydroquinone

320
Butylated hydroxyanisole

321
Butylated hydroxytoluene

322
Lecithin

325
Sodium lactate

326
Potassium lactate

327
Calcium lactate

328
Ammonium lactate

329
Magnesium lactate

330
Citric acid

331
Sodium citrate

331
Sodium dihydrogen citrate

332
Potassium citrate

332
Potassium dihydrogen citrate

333
Calcium citrate

334
Tartaric acid

335
Sodium tartrate

336
Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate

337
Potassium sodium tartrate

338
Phosphoric acid

339
Sodium phosphate, dibasic

339
Sodium phosphate, monobasic

339
Sodium phosphate, tribasic

340
Potassium phosphate, dibasic

340
Potassium phosphate, monobasic

340
Potassium phosphate, tribasic

341
Calcium phosphate, dibasic or calcium hydrogen phosphate

341
Calcium phosphate, monobasic or calcium dihydrogen phosphate

341
Calcium phosphate, tribasic

342
Ammonium phosphate, dibasic

342
Ammonium phosphate, monobasic or Ammonium dihydrogen phosphates

343
Magnesium phosphate, dibasic

343
Magnesium phosphate, monobasic

343
Magnesium phosphate, tribasic

349
Ammonium malate

350
Sodium hydrogen malate

350
Sodium malate

351
Potassium malate

352
Calcium malate

353
Metatartaric acid

354
Calcium tartrate

355
Adipic acid

357
Potassium adipate

359
Ammonium adipates

363
Succinic acid

365
Sodium fumarate

366
Potassium fumarate

367
Calcium fumarate

368
Ammonium fumarate

380
Ammonium citrate

380
Triammonium citrate

381
Ferric ammonium citrate

385
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate or calcium disodium EDTA

 
 

400
Alginic acid

401
Sodium alginate

402
Potassium alginate

403
Ammonium alginate

404
Calcium alginate

405
Propylene glycol alginate

406
Agar

407
Carrageenan

407a
Processed eucheuma seaweed

409
Arabinogalactan or larch gum

410
Locust bean gum or carob bean gum

412
Guar gum

413
Tragacanth gum

414
Acacia or gum arabic

415
Xanthan gum

416
Karaya gum

417
Tara gum

418
Gellan gum

420
Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup

421
Mannitol

422
Glycerin or glycerol

431
Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate

433
Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate

435
Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate

436
Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate

440
Pectin

442
Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid

444
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate

445
Glycerol esters of wood rosins

450
Potassium pyrophosphate

450
Sodium acid pyrophosphate

450
Sodium pyrophosphate

451
Potassium tripolyphosphate

451
Sodium tripolyphosphate

452
Potassium polymetaphosphate

452
Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble

452
Sodium polyphosphates, glassy

455
Yeast mannoproteins

460
Cellulose microcrystalline

460
Cellulose, powdered

461
Methyl cellulose

463
Hydroxypropyl cellulose

464
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

465
Methyl ethyl cellulose

466
Sodium carboxymethylcellulose

470
Fatty acid salts of aluminium, ammonia, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium

471
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids

472a
Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol

472b
Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol

472c
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol

472e
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol

472f
Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol or tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (mixed)

473
Sucrose esters of fatty acids

475
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

476
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid

477
Propylene glycol mono- and di-esters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

480
Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate

481
Sodium lactylate

481
Sodium oleyl lactylate

481
Sodium stearoyl lactylate

482
Calcium lactylate

482
Calcium oleyl lactylate

482
Calcium stearoyl lactylate

491
Sorbitan monostearate

492
Sorbitan tristearate

 
 

500
Sodium bicarbonate

500
Sodium carbonate

501
Potassium bicarbonate

501
Potassium carbonate

503
Ammonium carbonate

503
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

504
Magnesium carbonate

507
Hydrochloric acid

508
Potassium chloride

509
Calcium chloride

510
Ammonium chloride

511
Magnesium chloride

512
Stannous chloride

514
Sodium sulphate

515
Potassium sulphate

516
Calcium sulphate

518
Magnesium sulphate

519
Cupric sulphate

526
Calcium hydroxide

529
Calcium oxide

530
Magnesium oxide

535
Sodium ferrocyanide

536
Potassium ferrocyanide

541
Sodium aluminium phosphate

542
Bone phosphate

551
Silicon dioxide, amorphous

552
Calcium silicate

553
Magnesium silicate or Talc

554
Sodium aluminosilicate

555
Potassium aluminium silicate

556
Calcium aluminium silicate

558
Bentonite

559
Aluminium silicate

560
Potassium silicate

570
Stearic acid or fatty acid

575
Glucono δ-lactone or Glucono delta-lactone

576
Sodium gluconate

577
Potassium gluconate

578
Calcium gluconate

579
Ferrous gluconate

580
Magnesium gluconate

586
4-hexylresorcinol

 
 

620
L-glutamic acid

621
Monosodium L-glutamate or MSG

622
Monopotassium L-glutamate

623
Calcium glutamate

624
Monoammonium L-glutamate

625
Magnesium glutamate

627
Disodium-5′-guanylate

631
Disodium-5′-inosinate

635
Disodium-5′-ribonucleotides

636
Maltol

637
Ethyl maltol

640
Glycine

641
L-Leucine

 
 

900a
Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane

901
Beeswax, white and yellow

903
Carnauba wax

904
Shellac

905b
Petrolatum or petroleum jelly

914
Oxidised polyethylene

920
L-cysteine monohydrochloride

941
Nitrogen

942
Nitrous oxide

943a
Butane

943b
Isobutane

944
Propane

946
Octafluorocyclobutane

950
Acesulphame potassium

951
Aspartame

952
Cyclamate or calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate

953
Isomalt

954
Saccharin

955
Sucralose

956
Alitame

957
Thaumatin

961
Neotame

960
Steviol glycosides

962
Aspartame-acesulphame salt

965
Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup

966
Lactitol

967
Xylitol

968
Erythritol

969
Advantame

999(i)
Quillaia extract (type 1)

999(ii)
Quillaia extract (type 2)

 
 

1001
Choline salts

1100
α-Amylase

 
 

1101
Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin)

1102
Glucose oxidase

1104
Lipases

1105
Lysozyme

 
 

1200
Polydextrose

1201
Polyvinylpyrrolidone

 
 

1400
Dextrin roasted starch

1401
Acid treated starch

1402
Alkaline treated starch

1403
Bleached starch

1404
Oxidised starch

 
 

1405
Enzyme treated starches

1410
Monostarch phosphate

1412
Distarch phosphate

 
 

1413
Phosphated distarch phosphate

1414
Acetylated distarch phosphate

1420
Starch acetate

1422
Acetylated distarch adipate

1440
Hydroxypropyl starch

 
 

1442
Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate

1450
Starch sodium octenylsuccinate

1451
Acetylated oxidised starch

 
 

1505
Triethyl citrate

1518
Triacetin

1520
Propylene glycol

1521
Polyethylene glycol 8000

1522
Calcium lignosulphonate (40-65)

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