CXS 192-1995 — Food Additive Index

Codex General Standard for Food Additives

Codex Alimentarius Commission, advised by JECFA · Codex Alimentarius

Which additives may be used in which foods internationally, at what level, with the food category system the standard defines. It is a reference standard, not law in any country until that country adopts it.

Codex matters because national rules are often written against it and trade disputes are judged against it, not because it binds anyone.

How it is arranged

Table One — by additive, the food categories it may be used in and the maximum level in each.
Table Two — the same provisions arranged by food category.
Table Three — additives permitted under good manufacturing practice in foods generally.
Annex B — the food category system, hierarchical, so a permission for a category reaches its sub-categories unless stated otherwise.

What this site takes from it

Tables One and Three as permissions, with levels and notes, and Annex B as a category tree.

And what it does not

Nothing material from those tables.

Provenance

gsfa Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995) — Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO). FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution; retrieved 2026-09-07.

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