# Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, Division 3: Authorised treatments and substances

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Only the following treatments may be applied and only the following substances may be added to the products referred to in Part I:
Mechanical extraction processes;
The usual physical processes, including in-line water extraction (diffusion) of the edible part of fruits other than grapes for the manufacture of concentrated fruit juices, provided that the fruit juices thus obtained comply with point 1 of Part I;
For grape juice, where sulphitation with sulphur dioxide of the grapes has been used, desulphitation by physical means is authorised, provided that the total quantity of SO 2 present in the final product does not exceed 10 mg/l;
Enzyme preparations: pectinases (for breakdown of pectin), proteinases (for breakdown of proteins) and amylases (for breakdown of starch) meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes ;
Edible gelatine;
Tannins;
Silica sol;
Charcoal;
Nitrogen;
Bentonite as an adsorbent clay;
Chemically inert filtration aids and precipitation agents (including perlite, washed diatomite, cellulose, insoluble polyamide, polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, polystyrene), which comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food ;
Chemically inert adsorption aids which comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, and which are used to reduce the limonoid and naringin content of citrus juice without significantly affecting the limonoid glucosides, acid, sugars (including oligosaccharides) or mineral content ;
Plant proteins from wheat, peas or potatoes for clarification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/112/annex/I/division/II/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-112/annex-I/division-II/division-3
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