REGULATIONS RELATING TO ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND …

1 (updated) R EG UL ATIO NS RELA TIN G TO AN TI - C A KI N G AG ENTS A ND THE amounts THEREO F TH AT MAY B E US ED IN FO O DS TUFFS Published under Government Notice No. R. 2507 of 19 November 1982 And amended by: Government Notice No. R. 2354 of 27 September 1991 Government Notice No. R. 3408 of 24 December 1992 T he Mi n is t er o f Health and Welfare, in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972), has made the REGULATIONS contained in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In these REGULATIONS the Act shall mean the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 o f 1 9 72 ), an d an y exp ression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning, and, unless inconsistent with the context an ti-caki ng a gen t s ha l l m e an a substance that reduces the adherence of individual particles or that improves the flow characteristics of a foodstuff.

2 2 . (1) N ot w it h s tan di n g an ything to the contrary contained in any regulation promulgated under t he A ct , bu t su b ject t o t he provisions of subregulation (2) and REGULATIONS 3, 4 and 5, no person shall sell or import a foodstuff containing an ANTI-CAKING agent . (2) A fo o ds t uff l is t ed i n column I of the Annex may, subject to the provisions of regulation 3, con t ain any of t he ant i -cak ing AGENTS specified opposite to it in column II, subject to the proportions and conditions set out in column III. 3 . A fo o ds t uff l is t e d i n c o l um n I o f t h e A nn e x m ay contain a m ixture of the ANTI-CAKING AGENTS , if com p at i b le, sp eci fi ed o pposite to it in column II, provided the sum of the fractions obtained when t he amo u nt o f each ant i- caking agent used is divided by the maximum amount of such ANTI-CAKING agent listed in column III when used alone does not exceed one.

3 4 . W h ere crit eri a o f p u rit y are lai d d o wn for an ANTI-CAKING agent in the latest version of the Food C hemicals C odex, these criteria shall apply. 5 . S ub j ect t o t h e p rov i si o ns o f reg ulation 3, foodstuffs prepared in part from foodstuffs not listed in col u mn I o f t he An nex an d in part from foodstuffs listed in column I of the Annex shall not contain m ore ANTI-CAKING agent than is permitted for the latter in colum n III of the Annex. ANNEX I Foodstuff II ANTI-CAKING agent III Conditions and limits (mg/kg) Baking powder Castor sugar and icing sugar C heese, diced or grated Coffee and chicory mixtures, powdered Coffee and tea whitener Condiments, including salad dressings, powdered D es s ert s , custard and instant baking mixes, powdered Dextrose Emulsifiers, powdered F lav ou rant s , p o wd ered Meal or flour from which baked wheaten and rye products are m anufactured Calsium carbonate Calcium silicate C alcium stearate Mag n es i um carb on ate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Calsium phosphate, tribasic S tarch Magnesium carbonate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Powered cellulose Cornflour S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Sodium silico-aluminate Calcium phosphate.

4 Tribasic Mag n es i um carb on ate Sodium silico-aluminate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Aluminium silicate Calcium silicate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Sodium silico-aluminate C alcium stearate Magnesium stearate Calcium carbonate Calcium phosphate, tribasic Mag n es i um carb on ate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Sodium silico-aluminate Microcrystalline cellulose Calcium carbonate Calcium silicate Mag n es i um carb on ate Mag n es i um carb on ate S il i con d io x id e, amorphous Calcium phosphate, monobasic, dibasic and tribasic *GMP 10 000 *GMP 15 000 30 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 *GMP 10 000 10 000 *GMP 10 000 *GMP 10 000 *GMP *GMP * GM P, to be added only during the process of m anufacture I Foodstuff II ANTI-CAKING agent III C on ditions and limits (mg/kg) Meat tenderizer Milk powder, whole, low fat, skim(med) Salt (Sodium chloride)

5 Salt substitute S oft dri n ks , po w dered Soups and sauces, powdered C alcium stearate Silicon dioxide, amorphous Aluminium silicate Calcium carbonate Calcium silicate Calsium phosphate, tribasic Mag n es i um carb on ate Mag n es i um ox i d e Mag n es i um ph osphate, tribasic Magnesium silicate Silicon dioxide, amorphous Amm onium ferric citrate Alum inium stearate Calcium carbonate C al cium orthophosphate, tribasic Calcium silicate C alcium stearate Mag n es i um carb on ate Mag n es i um ox i d e Magnesium silicate Magnesium stearate Silicon dioxide, amorphous Sodium and potassium silico-alum inate Calcium ferrocyanide Manganese ferrocyanide Potassium ferrocyanide S odium ferrocyanide Calcium silicate Silicon dioxide, amorphous Calcium carbonate Calcium phosphate, tribasic Silicon dioxide, amorphous Mag n es i um carb on ate Sodium silicate Sodium silico-aluminate S tarch dextrin Silicon dioxide, amorphous Sodium silico-aluminate Calcium carbonate Mag n es i um carb on ate 10 000 *GMP 10 000 15 20 000 20, expressed as Fe(CN)6 10 000 5 000 10 000 15 000 *GMP 10 000 30 000 10 000 *GMP * GMP means good manufacturing practice