Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012Show full title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Specifications for food additives

  3. Article 2.Repeals

  4. Article 3.Transitional measures

  5. Article 4.Entry into force

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. E 100 CURCUMIN

      2. E 101 (i) RIBOFLAVIN

      3. E 101 (ii) RIBOFLAVIN-5′-PHOSPHATE

      4. E 102 TARTRAZINE

      5. E 104 QUINOLINE YELLOW

      6. E 110 SUNSET YELLOW FCF

      7. E 120 COCHINEAL, CARMINIC ACID, CARMINES

      8. E 122 AZORUBINE, CARMOISINE

      9. E 123 AMARANTH

      10. E 124 PONCEAU 4R, COCHINEAL RED A

      11. E 127 ERYTHROSINE

      12. E 129 ALLURA RED AC

      13. E 131 PATENT BLUE V

      14. E 132 INDIGOTINE, INDIGO CARMINE

      15. E 133 BRILLIANT BLUE FCF

      16. E 140 (i) CHLOROPHYLLS

      17. E 140 (ii) CHLOROPHYLLINS

      18. E 141 (i) COPPER COMPLEXES OF CHLOROPHYLLS

      19. E 141 (ii) COPPER COMPLEXES OF CHLOROPHYLLINS

      20. E 142 GREEN S

      21. E 150a PLAIN CARAMEL

      22. E 150b CAUSTIC SULPHITE CARAMEL

      23. E 150c AMMONIA CARAMEL

      24. E 150d SULPHITE AMMONIA CARAMEL

      25. E 151 BRILLIANT BLACK BN, BLACK PN

      26. E 153 VEGETABLE CARBON

      27. E 155 BROWN HT

      28. E 160 a (i) BETA-CAROTENE

      29. E 160 a (ii) PLANT CAROTENES

      30. E 160 a (iii) BETA-CAROTENE FROM Blakeslea trispora

      31. E 160 a (iv) ALGAL CAROTENES

      32. E 160 b ANNATTO, BIXIN, NORBIXIN

        1. (i) SOLVENT-EXTRACTED BIXIN AND NORBIXIN

        2. (ii) ALKALI EXTRACTED ANNATTO

        3. (iii) OIL EXTRACTED ANNATTO

      33. E 160 c PAPRIKA EXTRACT, CAPSANTHIN, CAPSORUBIN

      34. E 160 d LYCOPENE

        1. (i) SYNTHETIC LYCOPENE

        2. (ii) LYCOPENE FROM RED TOMATOES

        3. (iii) LYCOPENE FROM BLAKESLEA TRISPORA

      35. E 160 e BETA-APO-8′-CAROTENAL (C30)

      36. E 161 b LUTEIN

      37. E 161g CANTHAXANTHIN

      38. E 162 BEETROOT RED, BETANIN

      39. E 163 ANTHOCYANINS

      40. E 170 CALCIUM CARBONATE

      41. E 171 TITANIUM DIOXIDE

      42. E 172 IRON OXIDES AND IRON HYDROXIDES

      43. E 173 ALUMINIUM

      44. E 174 SILVER

      45. E 175 GOLD

      46. E 180 LITHOLRUBINE BK

      47. E 200 SORBIC ACID

      48. E 202 POTASSIUM SORBATE

      49. E 203 CALCIUM SORBATE

      50. E 210 BENZOIC ACID

      51. E 211 SODIUM BENZOATE

      52. E 212 POTASSIUM BENZOATE

      53. E 213 CALCIUM BENZOATE

      54. E 214 ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      55. E 215 SODIUM ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      56. E 218 METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      57. E 219 SODIUM METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      58. E 220 SULPHUR DIOXIDE

      59. E 221 SODIUM SULPHITE

      60. E 222 SODIUM BISULPHITE

      61. E 223 SODIUM METABISULPHITE

      62. E 224 POTASSIUM METABISULPHITE

      63. E 226 CALCIUM SULPHITE

      64. E 227 CALCIUM BISULPHITE

      65. E 228 POTASSIUM BISULPHITE

      66. E 234 NISIN

      67. E 235 NATAMYCIN

      68. E 239 HEXAMETHYLENE TETRAMINE

      69. E 242 DIMETHYL DICARBONATE

      70. E 249 POTASSIUM NITRITE

      71. E 250 SODIUM NITRITE

      72. E 251 SODIUM NITRATE

        1. (i) SOLID SODIUM NITRATE

        2. (ii) LIQUID SODIUM NITRATE

      73. E 252 POTASSIUM NITRATE

      74. E 260 ACETIC ACID

      75. E 261 POTASSIUM ACETATE

      76. E 262 (i) SODIUM ACETATE

      77. E 262 (ii) SODIUM DIACETATE

      78. E 263 CALCIUM ACETATE

      79. E 270 LACTIC ACID

      80. E 280 PROPIONIC ACID

      81. E 281 SODIUM PROPIONATE

      82. E 282 CALCIUM PROPIONATE

      83. E 283 POTASSIUM PROPIONATE

      84. E 284 BORIC ACID

      85. E 285 SODIUM TETRABORATE (BORAX)

      86. E 290 CARBON DIOXIDE

      87. E 296 MALIC ACID

      88. E 297 FUMARIC ACID

      89. E 300 ASCORBIC ACID, L-ASCORBIC ACID

      90. E 301 SODIUM ASCORBATE

      91. E 302 CALCIUM ASCORBATE

      92. E 304 (i) ASCORBYL PALMITATE

      93. E 304 (ii) ASCORBYL STEARATE

      94. E 306 TOCOPHEROL-RICH EXTRACT

      95. E 307 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL

      96. E 308 GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL

      97. E 309 DELTA-TOCOPHEROL

      98. E 310 PROPYL GALLATE

      99. E 311 OCTYL GALLATE

      100. E 312 DODECYL GALLATE

      101. E 315 ERYTHORBIC ACID

      102. E 316 SODIUM ERYTHORBATE

      103. E 319 TERTIARY-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE (TBHQ)

      104. E 320 BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA)

      105. E 321 BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT)

      106. E 322 LECITHINS

      107. E 325 SODIUM LACTATE

      108. E 326 POTASSIUM LACTATE

      109. E 327 CALCIUM LACTATE

      110. E 330 CITRIC ACID

      111. E 331 (i) MONOSODIUM CITRATE

      112. E 331 (ii) DISODIUM CITRATE

      113. E 331 (iii) TRISODIUM CITRATE

      114. E 332 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM CITRATE

      115. E 332 (ii) TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE

      116. E 333 (i) MONOCALCIUM CITRATE

      117. E 333 (ii) DICALCIUM CITRATE

      118. E 333 (iii) TRICALCIUM CITRATE

      119. E 334 L(+)-TARTARIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID

      120. E 335 (i) MONOSODIUM TARTRATE

      121. E 335 (ii) DISODIUM TARTRATE

      122. E 336 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM TARTRATE

      123. E 336 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM TARTRATE

      124. E 337 POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE

      125. E 338 PHOSPHORIC ACID

      126. E 339 (i) MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE

      127. E 339 (ii) DISODIUM PHOSPHATE

      128. E 339 (iii) TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE

      129. E 340 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      130. E 340 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      131. E 340 (iii) TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      132. E 341 (i) MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      133. E 341 (ii) DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      134. E 341 (iii) TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      135. E 343 (i) MONOMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

      136. E 343 (ii) DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

      137. E 350 (i) SODIUM MALATE

      138. E 350 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN MALATE

      139. E 351 POTASSIUM MALATE

      140. E 352 (i) CALCIUM MALATE

      141. E 352 (ii) CALCIUM HYDROGEN MALATE

      142. E 353 METATARTARIC ACID

      143. E 354 CALCIUM TARTRATE

      144. E 355 ADIPIC ACID

      145. E 356 SODIUM ADIPATE

      146. E 357 POTASSIUM ADIPATE

      147. E 363 SUCCINIC ACID

      148. E 380 TRIAMMONIUM CITRATE

      149. E 385 CALCIUM DISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE

      150. E 392 EXTRACTS OF ROSEMARY

        1. 1 — Extracts of rosemary produced from dried rosemary leaves by acetone...

        2. 2 — Extracts of rosemary prepared by extraction of dried rosemary leaves...

        3. 3 — Extracts of rosemary prepared from a deodorised ethanolic extract of...

        4. 4 — Extracts of rosemary decolourised and deodorised, obtained by a two-step...

      151. E 400 ALGINIC ACID

      152. E 401 SODIUM ALGINATE

      153. E 402 POTASSIUM ALGINATE

      154. E 403 AMMONIUM ALGINATE

      155. E 404 CALCIUM ALGINATE

      156. E 405 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL ALGINATE

      157. E 406 AGAR

      158. E 407 CARRAGEENAN

      159. E 407a PROCESSED EUCHEUMA SEAWEED

      160. E 410 LOCUST BEAN GUM

      161. E 412 GUAR GUM

      162. E 413 TRAGACANTH

      163. E 414 ACACIA GUM

      164. E 415 XANTHAN GUM

      165. E 416 KARAYA-GUM

      166. E 417 TARA GUM

      167. E 418 GELLAN GUM

      168. E 420 (i) SORBITOL

      169. E 420 (ii) SORBITOL SYRUP

      170. E 421 MANNITOL

        1. (i) MANNITOL

        2. (ii) MANNITOL MANUFACTURED BY FERMENTATION

      171. E 422 GLYCEROL

      172. E 425 (i) KONJAC GUM

      173. E 425 (ii) KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN

      174. E 426 SOYBEAN HEMICELLULOSE

      175. E 427 CASSIA GUM

      176. E 431 POLYOXYETHYLENE (40) STEARATE

      177. E 432 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOLAURATE (POLYSORBATE 20)

      178. E 433 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOOLEATE (POLYSORBATE 80)

      179. E 434 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE (POLYSORBATE 40)

      180. E 435 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 60)

      181. E 436 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN TRISTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 65)

      182. E 440 (i) PECTIN

      183. E 440 (ii) AMIDATED PECTIN

      184. E 442 AMMONIUM PHOSPHATIDES

      185. E 444 SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE

      186. E 445 GLYCEROL ESTERS OF WOOD ROSIN

      187. E 450 (i) DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      188. E 450 (ii) TRISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      189. E 450 (iii) TETRASODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      190. E 450 (v) TETRAPOTASSIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      191. E 450 (vi) DICALCIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      192. E 450 (vii) CALCIUM DIHYDROGEN DIPHOSPHATE

      193. E 451 (i) PENTASODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE

      194. E 451 (ii) PENTAPOTASSIUM TRIPHOSPHATE

      195. E 452 (i) SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

        1. I. SOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE

        2. II. INSOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE

      196. E 452 (ii) POTASSIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      197. E 452(iii) SODIUM CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      198. E 452 (iv) CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      199. E 459 BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN

      200. E 460 (i) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE

      201. E 460 (ii) POWDERED CELLULOSE

      202. E 461 METHYL CELLULOSE

      203. E 462 ETHYL CELLULOSE

      204. E 463 HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE

      205. E 464 HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE

      206. E 465 ETHYL METHYL CELLULOSE

      207. E 466 SODIUM CARBOXY METHYL CELLULOSE, CARBOXY METHYL CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE...

      208. E 468 CROSS-LINKED SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CROSS-LINKED CELLULOSE GUM

      209. E 469 ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYSED CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLISED CELLULOSE GUM

      210. E 470a SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS...

      211. E 470b MAGNESIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS

      212. E 471 MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS

      213. E 472 a ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      214. E 472 b LACTIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      215. E 472 c CITRIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      216. E 472 d TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      217. E 472 e MONO- AND DIACETYLTARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-...

      218. E 472 f MIXED ACETIC AND TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF...

      219. E 473 SUCROSE ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      220. E 474 SUCROGLYCERIDES

      221. E 475 POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      222. E 476 POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE

      223. E 477 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      224. E 479 b THERMALLY OXIDISED SOYA BEAN OIL INTERACTED WITH...

      225. E 481 SODIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE

      226. E 482 CALCIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE

      227. E 483 STEARYL TARTRATE

      228. E 491 SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

      229. E 492 SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

      230. E 493 SORBITAN MONOLAURATE

      231. E 494 SORBITAN MONOOLEATE

      232. E 495 SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE

      233. E 500 (i) SODIUM CARBONATE

      234. E 500 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      235. E 500 (iii) SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE

      236. E 501 (i) POTASSIUM CARBONATE

      237. E 501 (ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      238. E 503 (i) AMMONIUM CARBONATE

      239. E 503 (ii) AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      240. E 504 (i) MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

      241. E 504 (ii) MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE CARBONATE

      242. E 507 HYDROCHLORIC ACID

      243. E 508 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

      244. E 509 CALCIUM CHLORIDE

      245. E 511 MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

      246. E 512 STANNOUS CHLORIDE

      247. E 513 SULPHURIC ACID

      248. E 514 (i) SODIUM SULPHATE

      249. E 514 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE

      250. E 515 (i) POTASSIUM SULPHATE

      251. E 515 (ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE

      252. E 516 CALCIUM SULPHATE

      253. E 517 AMMONIUM SULPHATE

      254. E 520 ALUMINIUM SULPHATE

      255. E 521 ALUMINIUM SODIUM SULPHATE

      256. E 522 ALUMINIUM POTASSIUM SULPHATE

      257. E 523 ALUMINIUM AMMONIUM SULPHATE

      258. E 524 SODIUM HYDROXIDE

      259. E 525 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

      260. E 526 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

      261. E 527 AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

      262. E 528 MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

      263. E 529 CALCIUM OXIDE

      264. E 530 MAGNESIUM OXIDE

      265. E 535 SODIUM FERROCYANIDE

      266. E 536 POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE

      267. E 538 CALCIUM FERROCYANIDE

      268. E 541 SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE, ACIDIC

      269. E 551 SILICON DIOXIDE

      270. E 552 CALCIUM SILICATE

      271. E 553a (i) MAGNESIUM SILICATE

      272. E 553a (ii) MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE

      273. E 553b TALC

      274. E 554 SODIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      275. E 555 POTASSIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      276. E 556 CALCIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      277. E 559 ALUMINIUM SILICATE (KAOLIN)

      278. E 570 FATTY ACIDS

      279. E 574 GLUCONIC ACID

      280. E 575 GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE

      281. E 576 SODIUM GLUCONATE

      282. E 577 POTASSIUM GLUCONATE

      283. E 578 CALCIUM GLUCONATE

      284. E 579 FERROUS GLUCONATE

      285. E 585 FERROUS LACTATE

      286. E 586 4-HEXYLRESORCINOL

      287. E 620 GLUTAMIC ACID

      288. E 621 MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

      289. E 622 MONOPOTASSIUM GLUTAMATE

      290. E 623 CALCIUM DIGLUTAMATE

      291. E 624 MONOAMMONIUM GLUTAMATE

      292. E 625 MAGNESIUM DIGLUTAMATE

      293. E 626 GUANYLIC ACID

      294. E 627 DISODIUM GUANYLATE

      295. E 628 DIPOTASSIUM GUANYLATE

      296. E 629 CALCIUM GUANYLATE

      297. E 630 INOSINIC ACID

      298. E 631 DISODIUM INOSINATE

      299. E 632 DIPOTASSIUM INOSINATE

      300. E 633 CALCIUM INOSINATE

      301. E 634 CALCIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDE

      302. E 635 DISODIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDE

      303. E 640 GLYCINE AND ITS SODIUM SALT

        1. (i) GLYCINE

        2. (ii) SODIUM GLYCINATE

      304. E 650 ZINC ACETATE

      305. E 900 DIMETHYL POLYSILOXANE

      306. E 901 BEESWAX, WHITE AND YELLOW

      307. E 902 CANDELILLA WAX

      308. E 903 CARNAUBA WAX

      309. E 904 SHELLAC

      310. E 905 MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX

      311. E 907 HYDROGENATED POLY-1-DECENE

      312. E 912 MONTAN ACID ESTERS

      313. E 914 OXIDISED POLYETHYLENE WAX

      314. E 920 L-CYSTEINE

      315. E 927b CARBAMIDE

      316. E 938 ARGON

      317. E 939 HELIUM

      318. E 941 NITROGEN

      319. E 942 NITROUS OXIDE

      320. E 943a BUTANE

      321. E 943b ISOBUTANE

      322. E 944 PROPANE

      323. E 948 OXYGEN

      324. E 949 HYDROGEN

      325. E 950 ACESULFAME K

      326. E 951 ASPARTAME

      327. E 952 CYCLAMIC ACID AND ITS Na AND Ca SALTS...

        1. (i) CYCLAMIC ACID

        2. (ii) SODIUM CYCLAMATE

        3. (iii) CALCIUM CYCLAMATE

      328. E 953 ISOMALT

      329. E 954 SACCHARIN AND ITS Na. K AND Ca SALTS...

        1. (i) SACCHARIN

        2. (ii) SODIUM SACCHARIN

        3. (iii) CALCIUM SACCHARIN

        4. (iv) POTASSIUM SACCHARIN

      330. E 955 SUCRALOSE

      331. E 957 THAUMATIN

      332. E 959 NEOHESPERIDINE DIHYDROCHALCONE

      333. E 960 STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES

      334. E 961 NEOTAME

      335. E 962 SALT OF ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME

      336. E 965 (i) MALTITOL

      337. E 965 (ii) MALTITOL SYRUP

      338. E 966 LACTITOL

      339. E 967 XYLITOL

      340. E 968 ERYTHRITOL

      341. E 999 QUILLAIA EXTRACT

      342. E 1103 INVERTASE

      343. E 1105 LYSOZYME

      344. E 1200 POLYDEXTROSE

      345. E 1201 POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

      346. E 1202 POLYVINYLPOLYPYRROLIDONE

      347. E 1203 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL

      348. E 1204 PULLULAN

      349. E 1205 BASIC METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

      350. E 1404 OXIDISED STARCH

      351. E 1410 MONOSTARCH PHOSPHATE

      352. E 1412 DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      353. E 1413 PHOSPHATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      354. E 1414 ACETYLATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      355. E 1420 ACETYLATED STARCH

      356. E 1422 ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE

      357. E 1440 HYDROXYPROPYL STARCH

      358. E 1442 HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      359. E 1450 STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

      360. E 1451 ACETYLATED OXIDISED STARCH

      361. E 1452 STARCH ALUMINIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

      362. E 1505 TRIETHYL CITRATE

      363. E 1517 GLYCERYL DIACETATE

      364. E 1518 GLYCERYL TRIACETATE

      365. E 1519 BENZYL ALCOHOL

      366. E 1520 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL

      367. E 1521 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL