Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1333) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1.Subject matter
Article 2.Scope
Article 3.Definitions
CHAPTER II COMMUNITY LISTS OF APPROVED FOOD ADDITIVES
Article 4.Community lists of food additives
Article 5.Prohibition of non-compliant food additives and/or non-compliant food
Article 6.General conditions for inclusion and use of food additives in Community lists
Article 7.Specific conditions for sweeteners
Article 8.Specific conditions for colours
Article 9.Functional classes of food additives
Article 10.The content of the Community lists of food additives
Article 11.Levels of use of food additives
Article 12.Changes in the production process or starting materials of a food additive already included in a Community list
Article 13.Food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 14.Specifications of food additives
CHAPTER III USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOODS
Article 15.Use of food additives in unprocessed foods
Article 16.Use of food additives in foods for infants and young children
Article 17.Use of colours for markings
Article 18.Carry-over principle
Article 19.Interpretation decisions
Article 20.Traditional foods
CHAPTER IV LABELLING
Article 21.Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer
Article 22.General labelling requirements for food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer
Article 23.Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer
Article 24.Labelling requirement for foods containing certain food colours
Article 25.Other labelling requirements
CHAPTER V PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION
Article 26.Information obligation
Article 27.Monitoring of food additive intake
Article 28.Committee
Article 29.Community financing of harmonised policies
CHAPTER VI TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 30.Establishment of Community lists of food additives
Article 31.Transitional measures
Article 32.Re-evaluation of approved food additives
Article 33.Repeals
Article 34.Transitional provisions
Article 35.Entry into force
Signature
ANNEX I
Functional classes of food additives in foods and of food ...
‘sweeteners’ are substances used to impart a sweet taste to ...
ANNEX II
Union list of food additives approved for use in foods ...
PART A Introduction This Union list includes: the name of the food ...
1 Introduction
2 General provisions on listed food additives and conditions of use
1 Only the substances listed in Part B may be used ...
2 Additives may only be used in the foods and under ...
3 In Part E of this Annex, foods are listed on ...
4 Aluminium lakes prepared from all colours listed in Table 1 ...
5 The colours E 123, E 127, E 160b, E 173 ...
6 The substances listed under numbers E 407, E 407a and ...
7 When labelled for food use , nitrite may be sold ...
8 The carry over principle set out in Article 18(1)(a) of ...
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
PART B LIST OF ALL ADDITIVES
1 Colours
annex II table 4
2 Sweeteners
annex II table 5
3 Additives other than colours and sweeteners
annex II table 6
PART C DEFINITIONS OF GROUPS OF ADDITIVES
(1) Group I
annex II table 7
(2) Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis
annex II table 8
(3) Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit
annex II table 9
(4) Group IV: Polyols
annex II table 10
(5) Other additives that may be regulated combined
(a)
E 200–203: Sorbic acid — sorbates (SA)
(b)
E 210–213: Benzoic acid — benzoates (BA)
(c)
E 200–213: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates ...
(d)
E 200–219: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates; ...
(e)
E 200–203; 214–219: Sorbic acid — sorbates; p-hydroxybenzoates (SA + ...
(f)
E 214–219: p-hydroxybenzoates (PHB)
(g)
E 220–228: Sulphur dioxide — sulphites
(h)
E 249–250: Nitrites
(i)
E 251–252: Nitrates
(j)
E 280–283: Propionic acid — propionates
(k)
E 310–320: Gallates, TBHQ and BHA
(l)
E 338–341, E 343 and E 450 — 452: Phosphoric ...
(m)
E 355–357: Adipic acid — adipates
(n)
E 432–436: Polysorbates
(o)
E 473–474: Sucrose esters of fatty acids, Sucroglycerides
(p)
E 481–482: Stearoyl-2-lactylates
(q)
E 491–495: Sorbitan esters
(r)
E 520–523: Aluminium sulphates
annex II table 29
annex II table 30
(t)
E 620–625: Glutamic acid — glutamates
(u)
E 626–635: Ribonucleotides
PART D FOOD CATEGORIES
annex II table 33
PART E AUTHORISED FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONDITIONS OF USE IN FOOD CATEGORIES
annex II table 34
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1 - 250
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 251 - 500
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 501 - 750
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 751 - 1000
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1001 - 1250
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1251 - 1500
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1501 - 1750
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 1751 - 2000
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2001 - 2250
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2251 - 2500
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2501 - 2750
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 2751 - 3000
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 3001 - 3250
ANNEX II Table 34: rows 3251 - 3311
ANNEX III
Union list of food additives including carriers approved for use ...
Definitions
1 nutrients for the purposes of this Annex means vitamins, minerals ...
2 preparation for the purposes of this Annex means a formulation ...
PART 1 Carriers in food additives Maximum level from all sources in ...
Carriers in food additives
PART 2 Food additives other than carriers in food additives Except enzymes ...
Food additives other than carriers in food additives
Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...
(1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...
(2) For phosphates and silicates maximum limits have been set only ...
(3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...
(4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...
PART 3 Food additives including carriers in food enzymes Including enzymes authorised ...
Food additives including carriers in food enzymes
Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...
(1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...
(2) For phosphates and silicates, when used as additives, maximum limits ...
(3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...
(4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...
PART 4 Food additives including carriers in food flavourings Proportionality rule: when ...
Food additives including carriers in food flavourings
PART 5 Food additives in nutrients
Section A Food additives in nutrients except nutrients intended to be used ...
— Food additives in nutrients except nutrients intended to be used ...
annex III table 5
Section B Food additives added in nutrients intended to be used in ...
— Food additives added in nutrients intended to be used in ...
annex III table 6
Note: General rules for conditions of use of Food additives in ...
(1) Food Additives presented in Table 1 of Part 6 of ...
(2) For phosphates and silicates, when used as additives, maximum limits ...
(3) For all other food additives with a numerical ADI value ...
(4) No food additives are authorised for their function as colour, ...
PART 6 Definitions of groups of food additives for the purposes of ...
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
ANNEX IV
Traditional foods for which certain Member States may continue to ...
Member State Foods Categories of additives which may continue to ...
ANNEX V
List of the food colours referred to in Article 24 ...
annex V table 1