Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 14 – Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives (Cth)

Schedule 14 Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Substances used as food additives and substances used as processing aids are regulated by Standard 1.1.1, Standard 1.3.1 and Standard 1.3.3. This Standard lists technological purposes for paragraph 1.1.2—11(1)(b) (definition of used as a food additive) and paragraph 1.1.2—13(1)(c) and subparagraph 1.1.2—13(2)(a)(iii) (definition of used as a processing aid).

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3. S14—1 Name This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 14 – Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives. Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act. S14—2 Technological purposes The technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives are set out in the table. Technological purposes Purpose Sub-classes Definition Acidity regulator acid, alkali, base, buffer, buffering agent, pH adjusting agent alters or controls the acidity or alkalinity of a food Anti-caking agent anti-caking agent, anti-stick agent, drying agent, dusting powder reduces the tendency of individual food particles to adhere or improves flow characteristics Antioxidant antioxidant, antioxidant synergist retards or prevents the oxidative deterioration of a food Bulking agent bulking agent, filler contributes to the volume of a food without contributing significantly to its available energy Colouring adds or restores colour to foods Colour fixative colour fixative, colour stabiliser stabilises, retains or intensifies an existing colour of a food Emulsifier emulsifier, emulsifying salt, plasticiser, dispersing agent, surface active agent, surfactant, wetting agent facilitates the formation or maintenance of an emulsion between two or more immiscible phases Firming agent contributes to firmness of food or interacts with gelling agents to produce or strengthen a gel Flavour enhancer flavour enhancer, flavour modifier, tenderiser enhances the existing taste or odour of a food Flavouring intense preparations which are added to foods to impart taste or odour, which are used in small amounts and are not intended to be consumed alone, but do not include herbs, spices and substances which have an exclusively sweet, sour or salt taste (excluding herbs and spices and intense sweeteners) Foaming agent whipping agent, aerating agent facilitates the formation of a homogeneous dispersion of a gaseous phase in a liquid or solid food Gelling agent modifies food texture through gel formation Glazing agent coating, sealing agent, polish imparts a coating to the external surface of a food Humectant moisture/water retention agent, wetting agent retards moisture loss from food or promotes the dissolution of a solid in an aqueous medium Intense sweetener replaces the sweetness normally provided by sugars in foods without contributing significantly to their available energy Preservative antimicrobial preservative, antimycotic agent, bacteriophage control agent, chemosterilant, disinfection agent retards or prevents the deterioration of a food by micro organisms Propellant gas, other than air, which expels a food from a container Raising agent liberates gas and thereby increases the volume of a food Sequestrant forms chemical complexes with metallic ions Stabiliser binder, firming agent, water binding agent, foam stabiliser maintains the homogeneous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a food Thickener thickening agent, texturiser, bodying agent increases the viscosity of a food