Division PART II Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified

United Kingdom

Name	Conditions of use(summary description of extraction)	Maximum residue limits in the extracted foodstuff or food ingredient
Hexane means a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64 °C and 70 °C. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
The level of n-Hexane in this solvent should not exceed 50 mg/kg. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
F1‘ Gelatine ’ means natural, soluble protein, gelling or non-gelling, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, hides and skins, tendons and sinews of animals, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
‘ Collagen ’ means the protein-based product derived from animal bones, hides, skins and tendons manufactured in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Hexane^f1	Production or fractionation of fats and oils and production of cocoa butter	1 mg/kg in the fat or oil or cocoa butter
	Preparation of defatted protein products and defatted flours	10 mg/kg in the food containing the defatted protein products and the defatted flours
		30 mg/kg in the defatted soya products as sold to the final consumer
	Preparation of defatted cereal germs	5 mg/kg in the defatted cereal germs
Methyl acetate	Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea	20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea
Methyl acetate	Production of sugar from molasses	1 mg/kg in the sugar
Ethylmethylketone^f2	Fractionation of fats and oils	5 mg/kg in the fat or oil
Ethylmethylketone^f2	Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea	20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea
Dichloromethane	Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea	2 mg/kg in the roasted coffee and 5 mg/kg in the tea
Methanol	For all uses	10 mg/kg
Propan-2-ol	For all uses	10 mg/kg
F2Dimethyl ether	Preparation of defatted animal protein products including gelatine ^f3	0,009 mg/kg in the defatted animal protein products including gelatine
F2Dimethyl ether	Preparation of collagen ^f4 and collagen derivatives, except gelatine	3 mg/kg in the collagen and collagen derivatives, except gelatine

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/1855 of 19 October 2016 amending Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: Substituted by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/1855 of 19 October 2016 amending Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Text with EEA relevance).

Footnotes

f1: Hexane means a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64 °C and 70 °C. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
f2: The level of n-Hexane in this solvent should not exceed 50 mg/kg. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
f3: ‘ Gelatine ’ means natural, soluble protein, gelling or non-gelling, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, hides and skins, tendons and sinews of animals, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
f4: ‘ Collagen ’ means the protein-based product derived from animal bones, hides, skins and tendons manufactured in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.