08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

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

AdditiveMaximum levelNotesCitation
Ammonium phosphate, dibasic INS 342(ii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(ii), food category 08.4
Ammonium phosphate, monobasic INS 342(i)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(i), food category 08.4
Ammonium polyphosphate INS 452(v)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(v), food category 08.4
Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i)10,000 mg/kg

Note 8 As bixin.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(i), food category 08.4
Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii)50 mg/kg

Note 185 As norbixin.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(ii), food category 08.4
Ascorbyl palmitate E3045,000 mg/kg

Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 304, food category 08.4
Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii)5,000 mg/kg

Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 305, food category 08.4
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii)1,500 mg/kg

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)).

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iii), food category 08.4
beta-Carotenes, synthetic INS 160a(i)1,500 mg/kg

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)).

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(i), food category 08.4
beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii)1,500 mg/kg

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)).

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(ii), food category 08.4
Bone phosphate INS 5421,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 542, food category 08.4
Brown HT E155290 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 155, food category 08.4
Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vii), food category 08.4
Calcium hydrogen phosphate E3411,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(ii), food category 08.4
Calcium phosphate E3411,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(iii), food category 08.4
Calcium polyphosphate E4521,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iv), food category 08.4
Calcium pyrophosphate E4501,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vi), food category 08.4
Calcium sorbate E20310,000 mg/kg

Note 42 As sorbic acid.

Note 222 For use in collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6 only.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 08.4
Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c60,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 08.4
Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d50,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 08.4
Carmines E12011,500 mg/kg

Note 178 As carminic acid.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 08.4
Carotenal, beta-apo-8'- E160e2,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160e, food category 08.4
Curcumin E1004,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 08.4
Dipotassium phosphate E3401,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(ii), food category 08.4
Disodium phosphate E3391,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(ii), food category 08.4
dl-alpha-Tocopherol INS 307c5,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 08.4
Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate E21436 mg/kg

Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 214, food category 08.4
FD&C Green No. 3 INS 143290 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 143, food category 08.4
FD&C Red No. 40 E129300 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 08.4
FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102300 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 08.4
FD&C Yellow No. 6 E1101,500 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 08.4
Grape skin extract INS 163(ii)5,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 08.4
Iron oxide, black INS 172(i)1,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(i), food category 08.4
Iron oxide, red INS 172(ii)1,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(ii), food category 08.4
Iron oxide, yellow INS 172(iii)1,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(iii), food category 08.4
Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ix), food category 08.4
Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate INS 343(i)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(i), food category 08.4
Magnesium hydrogen phosphate INS 343(ii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(ii), food category 08.4
Magnesium phosphate INS 343(iii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(iii), food category 08.4
Methylparaben E21836 mg/kg

Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 218, food category 08.4
Monobasic calcium phosphate E3411,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(i), food category 08.4
Nisin preparation E2347 mg/kg

Note 233 As nisin.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 234(i), food category 08.4
Paprika extract INS 160c(ii)20,000 mg/kg

Note 39 On a total carotenoid basis.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160c(ii), food category 08.4
Pentapotassium triphosphate INS 451(ii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(ii), food category 08.4
Phosphoric acid E3381,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 338, food category 08.4
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid E4765,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 476, food category 08.4
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate E4321,500 mg/kg—CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 432, food category 08.4
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate E4341,500 mg/kg—CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 434, food category 08.4
Polysorbate 60 E4351,500 mg/kg—CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 435, food category 08.4
Polysorbate 65 E4361,500 mg/kg—CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 436, food category 08.4
Polysorbate 80 E4331,500 mg/kg—CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 433, food category 08.4
Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124500 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 08.4
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate INS 340(i)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(i), food category 08.4
Potassium polyphosphate E4521,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(ii), food category 08.4
Potassium sorbate E20210,000 mg/kg

Note 42 As sorbic acid.

Note 222 For use in collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6 only.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 08.4
Sodium acid phosphate INS 339(i)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(i), food category 08.4
Sodium acid pyrophosphate E4501,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(i), food category 08.4
Sodium calcium polyphosphate E4521,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iii), food category 08.4
Sodium polyphosphate E4521,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(i), food category 08.4
Sodium potassium tartrate E3372,000 mg/kg

Note 45 As tartaric acid.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 08.4
Sodium tartrate E3352,000 mg/kg

Note 45 As tartaric acid.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 08.4
Sodium tripolyphosphate E4511,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(i), food category 08.4
Sorbic acid E20010,000 mg/kg

Note 42 As sorbic acid.

Note 222 For use in collagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6 only.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 08.4
Tartaric acid E3342,000 mg/kg

Note 45 As tartaric acid.

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 08.4
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(v), food category 08.4
Tocopherol concentrate, mixed INS 307b5,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 08.4
Tocopherols INS 307a5,000 mg/kg

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 08.4
Tripotassium phosphate INS 340(iii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(iii), food category 08.4
Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ii), food category 08.4
Trisodium phosphate INS 339(iii)1,100 mg/kg

Note 33 As phosphorus.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(iii), food category 08.4
β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv)1,500 mg/kg

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)).

Note 365 On a casings basis.

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iv), food category 08.4

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.

08.0 Meat and meat products, including poultry and game — 1 additive
AdditiveMaximum levelNotesCitation
FD&C Blue No. 1100 mg/kg

Note 4 For use in decoration, stamping, marking or branding the product only.

Note 16 For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only.

Note XS88 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Corned Beef (CODEX STAN 88-1981).

Note XS89 Excluding products conforming to Standard for Luncheon Meat (CODEX STAN 89-1981).

Note XS96 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Ham (CODEX STAN 96-1981).

Note XS97 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Pork Shoulder (CODEX STAN 97-1981).

Note XS98 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cooked Cured Chopped Meat (CODEX STAN 98-1981).

Note XS350R Excluding products conforming to the Regional Standard for dried meat (Africa) (CXS 350R-2022).

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 08.0