Chlorine dioxide

Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 292, 二酸化塩素 (“Chlorine Dioxide” 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 二酸化塩素: (1) [may be used only in the foods stated] “二酸化塩素は、小麦粉以外の食品に使用してはならない。” 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), 이산화염소(수) (“Chlorine Dioxide”, the English the Code prints beside it); the Code marks it as also usable as a processing aid; 2. 가공보조제 (processing aids), 이산화염소(수) (“Chlorine Dioxide”, the English the Code prints beside it); the Code marks it as also usable as a general food additive. Main use (주용도) of 이산화염소(수): 밀가루개량제. Standard for use (사용기준) of 이산화염소(수): (1) [may be used only in the foods listed; sets a limit on the amount used] “이산화염소는 아래의 식품에 한하여 사용하여야 한다. 이산화염소의 사용량은 1. 빵류 제조용 밀가루 : 30mg/kg 이하” Main use (주용도) of 이산화염소(수): 살균제. Standard for use (사용기준) of 이산화염소(수): (1) “이산화염소수는 과일류, 채소류 등 식품의 살균 목적에 한하여 사용하여야 하며, 최종식품의 완성 전에 제거하여야 한다.” 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.