The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2024

PART 2 Food Additives

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

2.  Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives(1) is amended in accordance with Schedule 1.

Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012

3.—(1) In Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 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(2), the Annex is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning, for “Note: Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in food additives” substitute—

“Restrictions on ethylene oxide in food additives

Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in food additives.

Total residues of ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide*), irrespective of origin, in food additives listed in Annexes 2 and 3 to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 or mixtures of those food additives, must not exceed 0.1 mg/kg.

* ethylene oxide + (0.55 × 2-chloroethanol)”.

(3) In the entries for each of the following additives, omit the row relating to “Ethylene oxide” —

(a) E 431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate;

(b) E 432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (Polysorbate 20);

(c) E 433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Polysorbate 80);

(d) E 434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (Polysorbate 40);

(e) E 435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (Polysorbate 60);

(f) E 436 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (Polysorbate 65);

(g) E 1209 Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-copolymer;

(h) E 1521 Polyethylene glycol.

(4) Schedule 2 makes provision in relation to the specification for E 960b steviol glycosides from fermentation (Yarrowia lipolytica).

(5) Schedule 3 makes provision in relation to the specification for E 960c(ii) rebaudioside M, AM and D produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified steviol glycosides from Stevia leaf extracts.

(1)

EUR 2008/1333; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/860, 2023/343 (W. 50). S.I. 2019/860 was amended by S.I. 2020/1504.

(2)

EUR 2012/231; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/860, 2023/343 (W. 50). S.I. 2019/860 was amended by S.I. 2020/1504.