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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Preservatives 734<br />

SYNERGISTS: Sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, sodium chloride, sucrose, propionic acid, dehydration, nisin with<br />

polyphosphates, benzoates<br />

ANTAGONISTS: Non-ionic surfactants<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: This is not an additive which has been subject to great criticism over safety<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE:<br />

GRAS if used in accordance with Good UK: Salad cream 1000ppm; salad<br />

Manufacturing Practice. 0.1% individually dressing 1000ppm; mayonnaise<br />

or 0.2% if used in combination with its 1000ppm; wine 200ppm<br />

salts or benzoic acid or its salts. Not<br />

allowed in cooked sausage. Limited to CANADA:<br />

300mg/1000 gallons of wine. FDA Permitted in selected foods<br />

21CFR § 133, 146.115, 146.152, 146.154,<br />

150.141, 150.161, 166.110, 181.22, 181.23, AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

182.3089, GRAS; USDA 9CFR § 318.7; Japan: approved with limitations<br />

BATF 27CFR § 240.1051<br />

REFERENCES: Sofos, J. N., and Busta, F. F. (1993) Sorbic acid and sorbates. In: Davidson, P. M., and A. L. Branen<br />

(Eds.), Antimicrobials in <strong>Food</strong>s, Second Edition. Marcel Dekker, New York.<br />

<strong>Food</strong> Chemicals Codex, Fourth Edition (1996) National Academy Press, Washington, DC.<br />

Merck Index, Twelfth Edition (1996) Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ.<br />

Ash, M., and Ash, I. (1995) <strong>Food</strong> Additives. Gower Publishing Co., Brookfield, VT.<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Occurs naturally in the berries of the mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia L., Rosaceae (sorbapple, rowan).<br />

pK (25°C) = 4.76

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