15. List of Permitted Solvents (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
Supersedes: 2022-07-21
Date published: 2024-12-18
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| Item | Food additive | Source | Food | Purpose of use | Maximum level of use, maximum level of residue and other conditions | Notes |
| A.1 | Acetone | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 30 ppm. | n/a | |||
| B.1 | Benzyl Alcohol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| B.2 | 2-Butanone | n/a | Natural extractives; Spice extracts | Extraction solvent | Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a |
| B.3 | 1,3-Butylene Glycol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| C.1 | Carbon Dioxide | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Cocoa powder | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Egg products | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) (Naming the flavour) flavour; Hop extract; Natural extractives; Pre-isomerized hop extract; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (f) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (f) Extraction solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| C.2 | Castor Oil | n/a | Oil-soluble annatto | Carrier solvent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| C.3 | Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides | n/a | (a) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| D.1 | Dichloromethane | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) 0.1 ppm in the food containing the caffeine extract, as consumed | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated roasted coffee and the decaffeinated instant coffee. | n/a | |||
| (c) Hop extract | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 30 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated tea leaves and the decaffeinated instant tea. | n/a | |||
| E.1 | Ethanol | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts; Non-flavouring extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Egg and meat marking inks | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) Food additive preparations | (d) Carrier solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Hop extract; Pre-isomerized hop extract | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (f) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (f) Carrier solvent; Extraction solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (g) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (g) Carrier solvent | (g) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| E.2 | Ethanol denatured with Methanol | n/a | Vegetable oil seed meals | Extraction solvent | Residue of methanol not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a |
| E.3 | Ethyl Acetate | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) 0.1 ppm in the food containing the caffeine extract, as consumed | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated roasted coffee and the decaffeinated instant coffee. | NOM/ADM-0059 | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Carrier solvent; Extraction solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | NOM/ADM-0059 | |||
| (f) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (f) Carrier solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.1 | Glycerin | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Food additive preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Non-flavouring extract preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 | |||
| (d) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (d) Carrier solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.2 | Glyceryl Diacetate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.3 | Glyceryl Triacetate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.4 | Glyceryl Tributyrate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| H.1 | Hexane | n/a | (a) Hop extract | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a |
| (b) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 25 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (c) Pre-isomerized hop extract | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 1.5 ppm per percent iso-alpha acid content of the pre-isomerized hop extract. | n/a | |||
| (d) Vegetable fats; Vegetable oils | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Vegetable oil seed meals | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a | |||
| I.1 | Isopropanol | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Fish protein | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 1,500 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (c) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (e) Carrier solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| M.1 | Methanol | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Hop extract | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a | |||
| (c) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (d) Steviol glycosides | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) 200 ppm | ||||
| M.2 | Mono- and Diglycerides | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Food additive preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| M.3 | Monoglyceride Citrate | n/a | (a) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| P.1 | Propylene Glycol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) essence; (Naming the flavour) extract; (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Food additive preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| P.2 | Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters of Fat-Forming Fatty Acids | n/a | Oil-soluble annatto | Carrier solvent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| T.1 | Triethyl Citrate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
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