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Commission Regulation (EU) No 25/2013 of 16 January 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the food additive potassium diacetate (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IU.K.

A.Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:U.K.

(1)

in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

a

Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’;

‘E 261Potassium acetatesa
(2)

in Part C, Group I, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

a

Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’;

‘E 261Potassium acetatesa quantum satis
(3)

in Part E:

(a)

in food category 04.2.3 ‘Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis

Period of application:

From 6 February 2013.

(b)

in food category 07.1.1 ‘Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis

Period of application:

From 6 February 2013.

(c)

in food category 07.1.2 ‘Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis

only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek

Period of application:

From 6 February 2013.

(d)

in food category 08.1.2 ‘Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis

only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat

Period of application:

From 6 February 2013.

(e)

in food category 13.1.3 ‘Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis

only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment

Period of application:

From 6 February 2013.

B.Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:U.K.

(a)

in Part 3, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis
(b)

in Part 5, Section A, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates quantum satisAll nutrients
(c)

in Part 6, Table 1, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

E 261Potassium acetates

ANNEX IIU.K.

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:

(a)

in the entry for additive E 261, the heading is replaced by the following:

E 261 (i) POTASSIUM ACETATE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

the following entry is inserted after the entry for additive E 261 (i):

E 261 (ii) POTASSIUM DIACETATE

Synonyms
DefinitionPotassium diacetate is a molecular compound of potassium acetate and acetic acid
Einecs224-217-7
Chemical namePotassium hydrogen diacetate
Chemical formulaC4H7KO4
Molecular weight158,2
AssayContent 36 to 38 % of free acetic acid and 61 to 64 % of potassium acetate
DescriptionWhite crystals
Identification
pH4,5-5 (10 % aqueous solution)
Test for acetatePasses test
Test for potassiumPasses test
Purity
Water contentNot more than 1 % (Karl Fischer method)
Formic acid, formates and other oxidisable substancesNot more than 1 000 mg/kg expressed as formic acid
ArsenicNot more than 3 mg/kg
LeadNot more than 2 mg/kg
MercuryNot more than 1 mg/kg

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