01.6.4.1 Plain processed cheese

Codex food category, from Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995), Annex B.

Codex's category system is hierarchical: an additive recognised for a general category is recognised for all its subcategories, unless otherwise stated. So this page lists the additives provided for this category directly, and then those provided for the broader categories that contain it. The exceptions — "unless otherwise stated" — are carried in the notes beside each provision: a note such as "Excluding chocolate milk" narrows what the provision permits, including for the subcategories that inherit it. Read the notes on a broader category's provisions before applying them here.

Provided for this category

Additive	Maximum level	Notes	Citation
Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i)	60 mg/kg	Note 8 As bixin. Note 145 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sliced processed cheeses.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(i), food category 01.6.4.1
Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii)	70 mg/kg	Note 185 As norbixin.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(ii), food category 01.6.4.1
Curcumin E100	100 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 01.6.4.1
FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102	200 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 01.6.4.1
Paprika extract INS 160c(ii)	70 mg/kg	Note 39 On a total carotenoid basis.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160c(ii), food category 01.6.4.1

Provided for broader categories

These apply here through the hierarchy, subject to their own notes and conditions. Where an additive is also provided for this category directly, it is marked; the direct provision is listed above.

01.6.4 Processed cheese — 62 additives

Additive	Maximum level	Notes	Citation
Ammonium phosphate, dibasic	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(ii), food category 01.6.4
Ammonium phosphate, monobasic	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(i), food category 01.6.4
Ammonium polyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(v), food category 01.6.4
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora	25 mg/kg	Note 145 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sliced processed cheeses. Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)).	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iii), food category 01.6.4
beta-Carotenes, synthetic	25 mg/kg	Note 145 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sliced processed cheeses. Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)).	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(i), food category 01.6.4
beta-Carotenes, vegetable	25 mg/kg	Note 145 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sliced processed cheeses. Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)).	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(ii), food category 01.6.4
Bone phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 542, food category 01.6.4
Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vii), food category 01.6.4
Calcium hydrogen phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(ii), food category 01.6.4
Calcium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(iii), food category 01.6.4
Calcium polyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iv), food category 01.6.4
Calcium pyrophosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vi), food category 01.6.4
Calcium sorbate	3,000 mg/kg	Note 42 As sorbic acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 01.6.4
Carotenal, beta-apo-8'-	18 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160e, food category 01.6.4
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol	10,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 472e, food category 01.6.4
Dipotassium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(ii), food category 01.6.4
Disodium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(ii), food category 01.6.4
dl-alpha-Tocopherol	200 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 01.6.4
Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate	300 mg/kg	Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 214, food category 01.6.4
FD&C Red No. 40	100 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 01.6.4
FD&C Yellow No. 6	200 mg/kg	Note 3 For use in surface treatment only.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 01.6.4
Iron oxide, black	50 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(i), food category 01.6.4
Iron oxide, red	50 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(ii), food category 01.6.4
Iron oxide, yellow	50 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(iii), food category 01.6.4
Lauric arginate ethyl ester	200 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 243, food category 01.6.4
Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ix), food category 01.6.4
Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(i), food category 01.6.4
Magnesium hydrogen phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(ii), food category 01.6.4
Magnesium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(iii), food category 01.6.4
Methylparaben	300 mg/kg	Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 218, food category 01.6.4
Monobasic calcium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(i), food category 01.6.4
Natamycin (pimaricin)	40 mg/kg	Note 3 For use in surface treatment only. Note 80 Equivalent to 2 mg/dm2 surface application to a maximum depth of 5 mm.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 235, food category 01.6.4
Nisin preparation	12.5 mg/kg	Note 233 As nisin.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 234(i), food category 01.6.4
Pentapotassium triphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(ii), food category 01.6.4
Phosphoric acid	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 338, food category 01.6.4
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids	5,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 475, food category 01.6.4
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid	500 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 476, food category 01.6.4
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(i), food category 01.6.4
Potassium polyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(ii), food category 01.6.4
Potassium sorbate	3,000 mg/kg	Note 42 As sorbic acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 01.6.4
Propylene glycol alginate	9,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 405, food category 01.6.4
Sodium acid phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(i), food category 01.6.4
Sodium acid pyrophosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(i), food category 01.6.4
Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic	1,600 mg/kg	Note 6 As aluminium. Note 251 For use in processed American cheese only.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(i), food category 01.6.4
Sodium aluminium phosphate, basic	1,600 mg/kg	Note 6 As aluminium. Note 251 For use in processed American cheese only.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 541(ii), food category 01.6.4
Sodium calcium polyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iii), food category 01.6.4
Sodium polyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(i), food category 01.6.4
Sodium potassium tartrate	30,000 mg/kg	Note 45 As tartaric acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 01.6.4
Sodium tartrate	30,000 mg/kg	Note 45 As tartaric acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 01.6.4
Sodium tripolyphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(i), food category 01.6.4
Sorbic acid	3,000 mg/kg	Note 42 As sorbic acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 01.6.4
Sucroglycerides	3,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 474, food category 01.6.4
Sucrose esters of fatty acids	3,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473, food category 01.6.4
Sucrose Oligoesters, Type I and Type II	3,000 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473a, food category 01.6.4
Tartaric acid	30,000 mg/kg	Note 45 As tartaric acid.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 01.6.4
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(v), food category 01.6.4
Tocopherol concentrate, mixed	200 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 01.6.4
Tocopherols	200 mg/kg	—	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 01.6.4
Tripotassium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(iii), food category 01.6.4
Trisodium diphosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ii), food category 01.6.4
Trisodium phosphate	9,000 mg/kg	Note 33 As phosphorus.	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(iii), food category 01.6.4
β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina	25 mg/kg	Note 145 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in sliced processed cheeses. Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)).	CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iv), food category 01.6.4