Herbs and spices are usually derived from botanical sources, and may be dehydrated, and either ground or whole.
Examples of herbs include basil, oregano and thyme. Examples of spices include cumin and caraway seeds. Spices may also be found as blends in powder or paste form. Examples of spice blends include chili seasoning, chili paste, curry paste, curry roux, and dry cures or rubs that are applied to external surfaces of meat or fish.
This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.
This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category, with the exception of spices to which the food additives provisions implied by Table 3 apply.
| INS No. | Food Additive or Group | Max Level |
| ASCORBYL ESTERS | 500 mg/kg | |
| 950 | Acesulfame potassium | 2,000 mg/kg |
| 320 | Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) | 200 mg/kg |
| 321 | Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) | 200 mg/kg |
| 170(i) | Calcium carbonate | GMP |
| 552 | Calcium silicate | GMP |
| 150d | Caramel IV – sulfite ammonia caramel | 10,000 mg/kg |
| ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETATES | 70 mg/kg | |
| 1442 | Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate | GMP |
| 953 | Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose) | GMP |
| 504(i) | Magnesium carbonate | GMP |
| 504(ii) | Magnesium hydroxide carbonate | GMP |
| 530 | Magnesium oxide | GMP |
| 553(i) | Magnesium silicate, synthetic | GMP |
| 470(iii) | Magnesium stearate | GMP |
| 421 | Mannitol | GMP |
| 460(i) | Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel) | GMP |
| 961 | Neotame | 32 mg/kg |
| POLYSORBATES | 2,000 mg/kg | |
| 460(ii) | Powdered cellulose | GMP |
| 310 | Propyl gallate | 200 mg/kg |
| SORBATES | 1,000 mg/kg | |
| SUCROSE ESTERS | 2,000 mg/kg | |
| SULFITES | 150 mg/kg | |
| 470(i) | Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium | GMP |
| 470(ii) | Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium | GMP |
| 551 | Silicon dioxide, amorphous | GMP |
| 500(i) | Sodium carbonate | GMP |
| 500(ii) | Sodium hydrogen carbonate | GMP |
| 955 | Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) | 400 mg/kg |
| TOCOPHEROLS | 2,000 mg/kg | |
| 553(iii) | Talc | GMP |
| 319 | Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) | 200 mg/kg |
*Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.