What Codex Alimentarius CXS 192-1995: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) requires
CXS 192-1995, the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA), is the global Codex framework setting maximum use levels for permitted food additives across all food categories. The standard categorises foods using the Codex Food Category System (Annex B), assigns each permitted additive an International Numbering System (INS) number, and lists maximum permitted concentrations in mg/kg or g/kg for each additive/food-category pairing. the relevant section sets out general conditions for use; the relevant section lists carry-over from raw materials; the relevant section covers technological function classifications. Maximum levels are set on the basis of Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) safety evaluations and Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) values. National regulators (EU EFSA, US FDA, FSSAI, ANVISA, FSANZ) reference GSFA as the international baseline. Non-compliance triggers product detention, recall, and refusal of import.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/list-standards/en/
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- Codex Alimentarius General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA), CXS 192-1995, adopted 1995, last amended 2024 - conditions for use, carry-over, functional classes, permitted additives, food category system
- Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) Acceptable Daily Intake evaluations - basis for GSFA maximum levels
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