Ammonium persulfate

Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 102, 過硫酸アンモニウム (“Ammonium Persulfate” in the unofficial English translation). Standards for use — Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, etc. (MHW Notification No. 370 of 1959), Part II (Food Additives), F (Standards for use), entry 過硫酸アンモニウム: (1) [may be used only in the foods stated] “過硫酸アンモニウムは、小麦粉以外の食品に使用してはならない。” (2) [sets maximum levels of use for the foods stated] “過硫酸アンモニウムの使用量は、過硫酸アンモニウムとして、小麦粉1kgにつき0.30g以下でなければならない。” The Japanese is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the Notification; the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications for this additive, in the same Notification, are not imported and are not shown here; nor are the general rules in F 添加物一般, which apply to every additive.

Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 1. 일반식품첨가물 (general food additives), 과황산암모늄 (“Ammonium Persulfate”, the English the Code prints beside it). Main use (주용도) of 과황산암모늄: 밀가루개량제. Standard for use (사용기준) of 과황산암모늄: (1) [may be used only in the foods listed; sets a limit on the amount used] “과황산암모늄은 아래의 식품에 한하여 사용하여야 한다. 과황산암모늄의 사용량은 1. 밀가루류 : 0.3g/kg 이하” The Korean is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the current Code (the English version on MFDS’s website is the 2020 edition and has no legal effect); the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications (Part IV) are not imported, nor are the general standards in Part II, which apply to every additive.