01.7.6

Cheese products (excluding products falling in category 16)

Number 01.7.6
Name Cheese products (excluding products falling in category 16)
Details
Parent Category Cheese and cheese products

Authorized additives

E Number Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
quantum satisonly ripened products
quantum satisonly grated and sliced ripened products and unripened products
quantum satisonly ripened products surface treatment
15only ripened orange, yellow and broken-white products
1 mg/dm2 surface (not present at a depth of 5 mm)only surface treatment of hard, semi-hard and semi-soft products
125only red marbled products
150In the cheese milk or equivalent level if added after removal of whey and addition of wateronly hard, semi-hard and semi-soft ripened products
2 000The additives may be added individually or in combination The maximum level is expressed as P2O5only unripened products
quantum satisonly ripened orange, yellow and broken-white products
quantum satisonly red marbled products
12,5This substance may be present naturally in certain products as a result of fermentation processesonly ripened and processed products
1 000The additives may be added individually or in combination The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acidonly unripened products; ripened products, prepacked, sliced; layered ripened products and ripened products with added foods
10 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly sliced or grated hard and semi-hard products