Zinc sulfate

Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 1, 亜鉛塩類（グルコン酸亜鉛及び硫酸亜鉛に限る。） (“Zinc Salts (limited to Zinc Gluconate and Zinc Sulfate)” in the unofficial English translation; listed member: Zinc Sulfate). 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 硫酸亜鉛: (1) [may be used only in the foods stated] “硫酸亜鉛は、酒税法(昭和28年法律第6号)第3条第3号に規定する発泡性酒類(以下単に「発泡性酒類」という。)及び母乳代替食品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] “硫酸亜鉛の使用量は、亜鉛として、発泡性酒類にあってはその1kgにつき0.0010g以下でなければならない。” (3) [limits how much the food may contain] “硫酸亜鉛は、乳及び乳製品の成分規格等に関する命令別表の二　乳等の成分規格並びに製造、調理及び保存の方法の基準の部(五)　乳等の成分又は製造若しくは保存の方法に関するその他の規格又は基準の款(5)の規定による内閣総理大臣の承認を受けて使用する場合を除き、母乳代替食品を標準調乳濃度に調乳したとき、その1Lにつき、亜鉛として6.0mgを超える量を含有しないように使用しなければならない。” 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, 2. 가공보조제 (processing aids), 황산아연 (“Zinc Sulfate”, the English the Code prints beside it); the Code marks it as also usable as a nutrient fortifier; 3. 영양강화제 (nutrient fortifiers), 황산아연; nutrient: 아연(Zn); the Code marks it as also usable as a processing aid. Main use (주용도) of 황산아연: 제조용제. Standard for use (사용기준) of 황산아연: (1) [to be used under the general standard for use in II. 2. 1), the minimum amount that achieves the technical effect, with no limit set for this additive in particular] “II. 2. 1)의 규정에 따라 사용하여야 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.