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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II COMMUNITY LISTS OF APPROVED FOOD ADDITIVES

    1. Article 4.Community lists of food additives

    2. Article 5.Prohibition of non-compliant food additives and/or non-compliant food

    3. Article 6.General conditions for inclusion and use of food additives in Community lists

    4. Article 7.Specific conditions for sweeteners

    5. Article 8.Specific conditions for colours

    6. Article 9.Functional classes of food additives

    7. Article 10.The content of the Community lists of food additives

    8. Article 11.Levels of use of food additives

    9. Article 12.Changes in the production process or starting materials of a food additive already included in a Community list

    10. Article 13.Food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

    11. Article 14.Specifications of food additives

  4. CHAPTER III USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOODS

    1. Article 15.Use of food additives in unprocessed foods

    2. Article 16.Use of food additives in foods for infants and young children

    3. Article 17.Use of colours for markings

    4. Article 18.Carry-over principle

    5. Article 19.Interpretation decisions

    6. Article 20.Traditional foods

  5. CHAPTER IV LABELLING

    1. Article 21.Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer

    2. Article 22.General labelling requirements for food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer

    3. Article 23.Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer

    4. Article 24.Labelling requirement for foods containing certain food colours

    5. Article 25.Other labelling requirements

  6. CHAPTER V PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION

    1. Article 26.Information obligation

    2. Article 27.Monitoring of food additive intake

    3. Article 28.Committee

    4. Article 29.Community financing of harmonised policies

  7. CHAPTER VI TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 30.Establishment of Community lists of food additives

    2. Article 31.Transitional measures

    3. Article 32.Re-evaluation of approved food additives

    4. Article 33.Repeals

    5. Article 34.Transitional provisions

    6. Article 35.Entry into force

  8. Signature

    1. Ehangu +/Cwympo -

      ANNEX I

      1. Functional classes of food additives in foods and of food ...

      2. ‘sweeteners’ are substances used to impart a sweet taste to ...

    2. Ehangu +/Cwympo -

      ANNEX II

      Union list of food additives approved for use in foods ...

      1. PART A Introduction This Union list includes: the name of the food ...

        1. 1 Introduction

        2. 2 General provisions on listed food additives and conditions of use

          1. 1 Only the substances listed in Part B may be used ...

          2. 2 Additives may only be used in the foods and under ...

          3. 3 In Part E of this Annex, foods are listed on ...

          4. 4 Aluminium lakes prepared from all colours listed in Table 1 ...

          5. 5 The colours E 123, E 127, E 160b, E 173 ...

          6. 6 The substances listed under numbers E 407, E 407a and ...

          7. 7 When labelled for food use , nitrite may be sold ...

          8. 8 The carry over principle set out in Article 18(1)(a) of ...

          9. Table 1

          10. Table 2

          11. Table 3

      2. PART B LIST OF ALL ADDITIVES

        1. 1 Colours

          1. annex II table 4

        2. 2 Sweeteners

          1. annex II table 5

        3. 3 Additives other than colours and sweeteners

          1. annex II table 6

      3. PART C DEFINITIONS OF GROUPS OF ADDITIVES

        1. (1) Group I

          1. annex II table 7

        2. (2) Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis

          1. annex II table 8

        3. (3) Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit

          1. annex II table 9

        4. (4) Group IV: Polyols

          1. annex II table 10

        5. (5) Other additives that may be regulated combined

          1. (a)

            E 200–203: Sorbic acid — sorbates (SA)

          2. (b)

            E 210–213: Benzoic acid — benzoates (BA)

          3. (c)

            E 200–213: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates ...

          4. (d)

            E 200–219: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates; ...

          5. (e)

            E 200–203; 214–219: Sorbic acid — sorbates; p-hydroxybenzoates (SA + ...

          6. (f)

            E 214–219: p-hydroxybenzoates (PHB)

          7. (g)

            E 220–228: Sulphur dioxide — sulphites

          8. (h)

            E 249–250: Nitrites

          9. (i)

            E 251–252: Nitrates

          10. (j)

            E 280–283: Propionic acid — propionates

          11. (k)

            E 310–320: Gallates, TBHQ and BHA

          12. (l)

            E 338–341, E 343 and E 450 — 452: Phosphoric ...

          13. (m)

            E 355–357: Adipic acid — adipates

          14. (n)

            E 432–436: Polysorbates

          15. (o)

            E 473–474: Sucrose esters of fatty acids, Sucroglycerides

          16. (p)

            E 481–482: Stearoyl-2-lactylates

          17. (q)

            E 491–495: Sorbitan esters

          18. (r)

            E 520–523: Aluminium sulphates

          19. annex II table 29

          20. annex II table 30

          21. (t)

            E 620–625: Glutamic acid — glutamates

          22. (u)

            E 626–635: Ribonucleotides

      4. PART D FOOD CATEGORIES

        1. annex II table 33

      5. PART E AUTHORISED FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONDITIONS OF USE IN FOOD CATEGORIES

        1. annex II table 34

          1. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1 - 250

          2. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 251 - 500

          3. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 501 - 750

          4. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 751 - 1000

          5. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1001 - 1250

          6. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1251 - 1500

          7. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1501 - 1750

          8. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1751 - 2000

          9. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2001 - 2250

          10. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2251 - 2500

          11. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2501 - 2750

          12. ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2751 - 2966

    3. Ehangu +/Cwympo -

      ANNEX III

      Union list of food additives including carriers approved for use ...

      1. Definitions

        1. 1 nutrients for the purposes of this Annex means vitamins, minerals ...

        2. 2 preparation for the purposes of this Annex means a formulation ...

      2. PART 1 Carriers in food additives Maximum level from all sources in ...

        1. Carriers in food additives

      3. PART 2 Food additives other than carriers in food additives Except enzymes ...

        1. Food additives other than carriers in food additives

        2. Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...

        3. (1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...

        4. (2) For phosphates and silicates maximum limits have been set only ...

        5. (3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...

        6. (4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...

      4. PART 3 Food additives including carriers in food enzymes Including enzymes authorised ...

        1. Food additives including carriers in food enzymes

        2. Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...

        3. (1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...

        4. (2) For phosphates and silicates, when used as additives, maximum limits ...

        5. (3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...

        6. (4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...

      5. PART 4 Food additives including carriers in food flavourings Proportionality rule: when ...

        1. Food additives including carriers in food flavourings

      6. PART 5 Food additives in nutrients

        1. Section A Food additives in nutrients except nutrients intended to be used ...

          1. — Food additives in nutrients except nutrients intended to be used ...

            1. annex III table 5

        2. Section B Food additives added in nutrients intended to be used in ...

          1. — Food additives added in nutrients intended to be used in ...

            1. annex III table 6

            2. Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...

            3. (1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...

            4. (2) For phosphates and silicates, when used as additives, maximum limits ...

            5. (3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...

            6. (4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...

      7. PART 6 Definitions of groups of food additives for the purposes of ...

        1. Table 1

        2. Table 2

        3. Table 3

        4. Table 4

        5. Table 5

        6. Table 6

        7. Table 7

    4. Ehangu +/Cwympo -

      ANNEX IV

      Traditional foods for which certain Member States may continue to ...

      1. Member State Foods Categories of additives which may continue to ...

    5. Ehangu +/Cwympo -

      ANNEX V

      List of the food colours referred to in Article 24 ...

      1. annex V table 1

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