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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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[F1 [F3E 491-495 | Sorbitan esters | quantum satis | (1) | ||
E 551-559 | Silicon dioxide — silicates | quantum satis | Period of application: until 31 January 2014 | ||
E 551-553 | Silicon dioxide — silicates | quantum satis | Period of application: from 1 February 2014 | ||
E 900 | Dimethyl polysiloxane | 10 | (91) | only food supplements in effervescent tablet form | |
E 901 | Beeswax, white and yellow | quantum satis | |||
E 902 | Candelilla wax | quantum satis | |||
E 903 | Carnauba wax | 200 | |||
E 904 | Shellac | quantum satis | |||
E 950 | Acesulfame K | 500 | |||
E 950 | Acesulfame K | 2 000 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 951 | Aspartame | 2 000 | |||
E 951 | Aspartame | 5 500 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 952 | Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts | 500 | (51) | ||
E 952 | Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts | 1 250 | (51) | only food supplements in chewable form | |
E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | 500 | (52) | ||
E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | 1 200 | (52) | only food supplements in chewable form | |
E 955 | Sucralose | 800 | |||
E 955 | Sucralose | 2 400 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 957 | Thaumatin | 400 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | 100 | |||
E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | 400 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 960 | Steviol glycosides | 670 | (60) | ||
E 960 | Steviol glycosides | 1 800 | (60) | only food supplements in chewable form | |
E 961 | Neotame | 60 | |||
E 961 | Neotame | 185 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 961 | Neotame | 2 | only as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 961 | Neotame | 2 | only vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in chewable form, as a flavour enhancer | ||
E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | 500 | (11)a (49) (50) | ||
E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | 2 000 | (11)a (49) (50) | only food supplements in chewable form | |
E 969 | Advantame | 20 | |||
E 969 | Advantame | 55 | only food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1201 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | quantum satis | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form | ||
E 1202 | Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone | quantum satis | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form | ||
E 1203 | Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) | 18 000 | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form | ||
E 1204 | Pullulan | quantum satis | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form | ||
E 1205 | Basic methacrylate copolymer | 100 000 | except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1206 | Neutral methacrylate copolymer | 200 000 | except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1207 | Anionic methacrylate copolymer | 100 000 | except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1208 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer | 100 000 | except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1209 | Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer | 100 000 | except food supplements in chewable form | ||
E 1505 | Triethyl citrate | 3 500 | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form | ||
E 1521 | Polyethylene glycol | 10 000 | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form] | ||
(1): The additives may be added individually or in combination | |||||
(2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid | |||||
(11): Limits are expressed as (a) acesulfame K equivalent or (b) aspartame equivalent | |||||
(49): The maximum usable levels are derived from the maximum usable levels for its constituent parts, aspartame (E 951) and acesulfame-K (E 950) | |||||
(50): The levels for both E 951 and E 950 are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone or in combination with E 950 or E 951 | |||||
(51): Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid | |||||
(52): Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide | |||||
(46): As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid | |||||
[F4(60): Expressed as steviol equivalents] | |||||
[F5(61): The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III] | |||||
[F6(69): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013] | |||||
[F7(91): Maximum level applies to the dissolved food supplement ready for consumption when diluted with 200 ml of water] | |||||
[F317.2 | Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children] | ||||
[F3Group I | Additives | ||||
Group II | Colours at quantum satis | quantum satis | |||
Group II | Colours at quantum satis | quantum satis | Period of application: until 31 July 2014 | ||
Group II | Colours at quantum satis | quantum satis | (69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 only food supplements in syrup form | |
Group III | Colours with combined maximum limit | 100 | |||
Group IV | Polyols | quantum satis | |||
E 104 | Quinoline Yellow | 10 | (61) | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | |
E 104 | Quinoline Yellow | 10 | (61)(69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | |
E 110 | Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S | 10 | (61) | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | |
E 110 | Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S | 10 | (61)(69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | |
E 124 | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A | 10 | (61) | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 | |
E 124 | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A | 10 | (61)(69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 | |
E 160d | Lycopene | 30 | |||
E 200-213 | Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates | 2 000 | (1) (2) | except food supplements in syrup form | |
E 310-321 | Propyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT | 400 | (1) | ||
E 338-452 | Phosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates | quantum satis | |||
E 392 | Extracts of rosemary | 400 | (46) | ||
E 405 | Propane-1, 2-diol alginate | 1 000 | |||
E 416 | Karaya gum | quantum satis | |||
[ F8 ] | |||||
E 432-436 | Polysorbates | quantum satis | |||
E 473-474 | Sucrose esters of fatty acids — sucroglycerides | quantum satis | (1) | ||
E 475 | Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids | quantum satis | |||
E 491-495 | Sorbitan esters | quantum satis | (1) | ||
E 551-559 | Silicon dioxide — silicates | quantum satis | Period of application: until 31 January 2014 | ||
E 551-553 | Silicon dioxide — silicates | quantum satis | Period of application: from 1 February 2014 | ||
E 950 | Acesulfame K | 350 | |||
E 950 | Acesulfame K | 2 000 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 951 | Aspartame | 600 | |||
E 951 | Aspartame | 5 500 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 952 | Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts | 400 | (51) | ||
E 952 | Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts | 1 250 | (51) | only food supplements in syrup form | |
E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | 80 | (52) | ||
E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | 1 200 | (52) | only food supplements in syrup form | |
E 955 | Sucralose | 240 | |||
E 955 | Sucralose | 2 400 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 957 | Thaumatin | 400 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | 50 | |||
E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | 400 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 960 | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (60) | ||
E 960 | Steviol glycosides | 1 800 | (60) | only food supplements in syrup form | |
E 961 | Neotame | 20 | |||
E 961 | Neotame | 185 | only food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 961 | Neotame | 2 | only as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in syrup form | ||
E 961 | Neotame | 2 | only vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in syrup form, as a flavour enhancer | ||
E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | 350 | (11)a (49) (50) | ||
E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | 2 000 | (11)a (49) (50) | only food supplements in syrup form | |
E 969 | Advantame | 6 | |||
E 969 | Advantame | 55 | only food supplements in syrup form] | ||
(1): The additives may be added individually or in combination | |||||
(2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid | |||||
(11): Limits are expressed as (a) acesulfame K equivalent or (b) aspartame equivalent | |||||
(49): The maximum usable levels are derived from the maximum usable levels for its constituent parts, aspartame (E 951) and acesulfame-K (E 950) | |||||
(50): The levels for both E 951 and E 950 are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone or in combination with E 950 or E 951 | |||||
(51): Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid | |||||
(52): Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide | |||||
(46): As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid | |||||
[F4(60): Expressed as steviol equivalents] | |||||
[F5(61): The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III] | |||||
[ X1. . . . .] | |||||
18 | Processed foods not covered by categories 1 to 17, excluding foods for infants and young children | ||||
Group I | Additives |
Editorial Information
X1 Deleted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1497 of 8 October 2018 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food category 17 and the use of food additives in food supplements (Official Journal of the European Union L 253 of 9 October 2018).
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives (Text with EEA relevance).
F2 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/355 of 26 February 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (E 476) in liquid vegetable oil emulsions (Text with EEA relevance).
F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1497 of 8 October 2018 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food category 17 and the use of food additives in food supplements (Text with EEA relevance).
F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1131/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to steviol glycosides (Text with EEA relevance).
F5 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 232/2012 of 16 March 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the conditions of use and the use levels for Quinoline Yellow (E 104), Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S (E 110) and Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A (E 124) (Text with EEA relevance).
F6 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the conditions of use and the use levels for aluminium-containing food additives (Text with EEA relevance).
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