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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)

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

(1)

in Part D, the entries for food category 17. ‘Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council excluding food supplements for infants and young children’ are replaced by the following:

17. Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC
17.1Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children
17.2Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children
(2)

Part E is amended as follows:

(a)

the entry for food category 17. ‘Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC excluding food supplements for infants and young children’ is replaced as follows:

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 426, 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.

(b)

the entry for food subcategory 17.1 is amended as follows:

(i)

the title is replaced by the following:

17.1Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children
(ii)

all the entries therein are replaced by the following entries, inserted in their numerical order:

Group IAdditivesE 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 IIColours at quantum satis quantum satisPeriod of application: until 31 July 2014
Group IIColours at quantum satis quantum satis(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
Group IIIColours with combined maximum limit300Period of application: until 31 July 2014
Group IIIColours with combined maximum limit300(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
Group IVPolyols quantum satis
E 104Quinoline Yellow35(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 104Quinoline Yellow35(61)(69)

Period of application: from 1 August 2014

except food supplements in chewable form

E 104Quinoline Yellow10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 104Quinoline Yellow10(61)(69)

Period of application: from 1 August 2014

only food supplements in chewable form

E 110Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 110Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S10(61)(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A35(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A35(61)(69)

Period of application: from 1 August 2014

except food supplements in chewable form

E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A10(61)(69)

Period of application: from 1 August 2014

only food supplements in chewable form

E 160dLycopene30
E 200-213Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates1 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 310-321Propyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT400(1)
E 338-452Phosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates quantum satis
E 392Extracts of rosemary400(46)
E 405Propane-1, 2-diol alginate1 000
E 416Karaya gum quantum satis
E 426Soybean hemicellulose1 500
E 432-436Polysorbates quantum satis
E 459Beta-cyclodextrin quantum satisonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form
E 468Cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose30 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 473-474Sucrose esters of fatty acids — sucroglycerides quantum satis(1)
E 475Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids quantum satis
E 491-495Sorbitan esters quantum satis(1)
E 551-559Silicon dioxide — silicates quantum satisPeriod of application: until 31 January 2014
E 551-553Silicon dioxide — silicates quantum satisPeriod of application: from 1 February 2014
E 900Dimethyl polysiloxane10(91)only food supplements in effervescent tablet form
E 901Beeswax, white and yellow quantum satis
E 902Candelilla wax quantum satis
E 903Carnauba wax200
E 904Shellac quantum satis
E 950Acesulfame K500
E 950Acesulfame K2 000only food supplements in chewable form
E 951Aspartame2 000
E 951Aspartame5 500only food supplements in chewable form
E 952Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts500(51)
E 952Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts1 250(51)only food supplements in chewable form
E 954Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts500(52)
E 954Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts1 200(52)only food supplements in chewable form
E 955Sucralose800
E 955Sucralose2 400only food supplements in chewable form
E 957Thaumatin400only food supplements in chewable form
E 959Neohesperidine DC100
E 959Neohesperidine DC400only food supplements in chewable form
E 960Steviol glycosides670(60)
E 960Steviol glycosides1 800(60)only food supplements in chewable form
E 961Neotame60
E 961Neotame185only food supplements in chewable form
E 961Neotame2only as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in chewable form
E 961Neotame2only vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in chewable form, as a flavour enhancer
E 962Salt of aspartame-acesulfame500(11)a (49) (50)
E 962Salt of aspartame-acesulfame2 000(11)a (49) (50)only food supplements in chewable form
E 969Advantame20
E 969Advantame55only food supplements in chewable form
E 1201Polyvinylpyrrolidone quantum satisonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form
E 1202Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone quantum satisonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form
E 1203Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)18 000only food supplements in capsule and tablet form
E 1204Pullulan quantum satisonly food supplements in capsule and tablet form
E 1205Basic methacrylate copolymer100 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 1206Neutral methacrylate copolymer200 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 1207Anionic methacrylate copolymer100 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 1208Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer100 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 1209Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer100 000except food supplements in chewable form
E 1505Triethyl citrate3 500only food supplements in capsule and tablet form
E 1521Polyethylene glycol10 000only food supplements in capsule and tablet form
(c)

the entry for food subcategory 17.2 is amended as follows:

(i)

the title is replaced by the following:

17.2Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children
(ii)

all the entries therein are replaced by the following entries, inserted in their numerical order:

Group IAdditives
Group IIColours at quantum satis quantum satis
Group IIColours at quantum satis quantum satisPeriod of application: until 31 July 2014
Group IIColours at quantum satis quantum satis(69)

Period of application: from 1 August 2014

only food supplements in syrup form

Group IIIColours with combined maximum limit100
Group IVPolyols quantum satis
E 104Quinoline Yellow10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 104Quinoline Yellow10(61)(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
E 110Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 110Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S10(61)(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A10(61)Period of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014
E 124Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A10(61)(69)Period of application: from 1 August 2014
E 160dLycopene30
E 200-213Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates2 000(1) (2)except food supplements in syrup form
E 310-321Propyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT400(1)
E 338-452Phosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates quantum satis
E 392Extracts of rosemary400(46)
E 405Propane-1, 2-diol alginate1 000
E 416Karaya gum quantum satis
E 426Soybean hemicellulose1 500
E 432-436Polysorbates quantum satis
E 473-474Sucrose esters of fatty acids — sucroglycerides quantum satis(1)
E 475Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids quantum satis
E 491-495Sorbitan esters quantum satis(1)
E 551-559Silicon dioxide — silicates quantum satisPeriod of application: until 31 January 2014
E 551-553Silicon dioxide — silicates quantum satisPeriod of application: from 1 February 2014
E 950Acesulfame K350
E 950Acesulfame K2 000only food supplements in syrup form
E 951Aspartame600
E 951Aspartame5 500only food supplements in syrup form
E 952Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts400(51)
E 952Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts1 250(51)only food supplements in syrup form
E 954Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts80(52)
E 954Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts1 200(52)only food supplements in syrup form
E 955Sucralose240
E 955Sucralose2 400only food supplements in syrup form
E 957Thaumatin400only food supplements in syrup form
E 959Neohesperidine DC50
E 959Neohesperidine DC400only food supplements in syrup form
E 960Steviol glycosides200(60)
E 960Steviol glycosides1 800(60)only food supplements in syrup form
E 961Neotame20
E 961Neotame185only food supplements in syrup form
E 961Neotame2only as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in syrup form
E 961Neotame2only vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in syrup form, as a flavour enhancer
E 962Salt of aspartame-acesulfame350(11)a (49) (50)
E 962Salt of aspartame-acesulfame2 000(11)a (49) (50)only food supplements in syrup form
E 969Advantame6
E 969Advantame55only food supplements in syrup form

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