[[[ E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | 100 | (52) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
E 955 | Sucralose | 400 | | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
E 957 | Thaumatin | 5 | | as flavour enhancer only |
E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | 50 | | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
[[E 960a – E 960c] | Steviol glycosides | 100 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar] |
E 961 | Neotame | 32 | | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | 350 | (11)a (49) (50) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
[E 964 | Polyglycitol syrup | 300 000 | | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
Period of application:
From 29 November 2012]
|
[E 969 | Advantame | 10 | | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar] |
(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 |
(4): The maximum level is expressed as P 2 O 5 |
(6): Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice |
(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 |
[(60): Expressed as steviol equivalents] |
[(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] |
[(74): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 15 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013] |
[(94): When E 160b(i) (Annatto bixin) and E 160b(ii) (Annatto norbixin) are added in combination, the higher individual maximum level applies to the sum, but the individual maximum levels shall not be exceeded.] |
[17 | Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC |
| INTRODUCTION PART, APPLIES TO ALL SUBCATEGORIES |
| The maximum levels of use indicated for colours, polyols, sweeteners, and E 200-213, E 338-452, E 405, E 416, E 432-436, E 459, E 468, E 473-475, E 491-495, E 551-553, E 901-904, E 961, E 1201-1204, E 1505 and E 1521 refer to the food supplements ready for consumption prepared following the instructions of use provided by the manufacturer.
The dilution factor for those food supplements that have to be diluted or dissolved has to be communicated together with the instructions of use.]
|
[17.1 | Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children] |
[Group I | Additives | | | E 410, E 412, E 415, E 417 and E 425 may not be used to produce dehydrated food supplements intended to rehydrate on ingestion |
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 |
Group III | Colours with combined maximum limit | 300 | | Period of application: until 31 July 2014 |
Group III | Colours with combined maximum limit | 300 | (69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 |
Group IV | Polyols | quantum satis | | |
E 104 | Quinoline Yellow | 35 | (61) | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 |
E 104 | Quinoline Yellow | 35 | (61)(69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014
except food supplements in chewable form
|
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
only food supplements in chewable form
|
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 | 35 | (61) | Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014 |
E 124 | Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A | 35 | (61)(69) | Period of application: from 1 August 2014
except food supplements in chewable form
|
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
only food supplements in chewable form
|
E 160d | Lycopene | 30 | | |
E 200-213 | Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates | 1 000 | (1) (2) | only food supplements in dried form and containing preparations of vitamin A and of combinations of vitamins A and D, except in chewable 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 | | |
|
E 432-436 | Polysorbates | quantum satis | | |
E 459 | Beta-cyclodextrin | quantum satis | | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form |
E 468 | Cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose | 30 000 | | except food supplements in chewable form |
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 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 960a – E 960c] | Steviol glycosides | 670 | (1) (60)] | |
[[E 960a – E 960c] | Steviol glycosides | 1800 | (1) (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 |
[(60): Expressed as steviol equivalents] |
[(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] |
[(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] |
[(91): Maximum level applies to the dissolved food supplement ready for consumption when diluted with 200 ml of water] |
[17.2 | Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children] |
[Group 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 | | |
|
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 960a – E 960c] | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60)] | |
[[E 960a – E 960c] | Steviol glycosides | 1800 | (1) (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 |
[(60): Expressed as steviol equivalents] |
[(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] |
. . . |
18 | Processed foods not covered by categories 1 to 17, excluding foods for infants and young children |
Group I | Additives | | | |