{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1170/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1170/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/1170",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of Council and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of vitamin and minerals and their forms that can be added to foods, including food supplements (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1170",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "ANNEX II\nVitamin and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements\nA.\nVitamins\n1.\nVITAMIN A\n(a)\nretinol\n(b)\nretinyl acetate\n(c)\nretinyl palmitate\n(d)\nbeta-carotene\n2.\nVITAMIN D\n(a)\ncholecalciferol\n(b)\nergocalciferol\n3.\nVITAMIN E\n(a)\nD-alpha-tocopherol\n(b)\nDL-alpha-tocopherol\n(c)\nD-alpha-tocopheryl acetate\n(d)\nDL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate\n(e)\nD-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate\n(f)\nmixed tocopherols\n(g)\ntocotrienol tocopherol\n4.\nVITAMIN K\n(a)\nphylloquinone (phytomenadione)\n(b)\nmenaquinone\n5.\nVITAMIN B1\n(a)\nthiamin hydrochloride\n(b)\nthiamin mononitrate\n(c)\nthiamine monophosphate chloride\n(d)\nthiamine pyrophosphate chloride\n6.\nVITAMIN B2\n(a)\nriboflavin\n(b)\nriboflavin 5′-phosphate, sodium\n7.\nNIACIN\n(a)\nnicotinic acid\n(b)\nnicotinamide\n(c)\ninositol hexanicotinate (inositol hexaniacinate)\n8.\nPANTOTHENIC ACID\n(a)\nD-pantothenate, calcium\n(b)\nD-pantothenate, sodium\n(c)\ndexpanthenol\n(d)\npantethine\n9.\nVITAMIN B6\n(a)\npyridoxine hydrochloride\n(b)\npyridoxine 5′-phosphate\n(c)\npyridoxal 5′-phosphate\n10.\nFOLATE\n(a)\npteroylmonoglutamic acid\n(b)\ncalcium-L-methylfolate\n11.\nVITAMIN B12\n(a)\ncyanocobalamin\n(b)\nhydroxocobalamin\n(c)\n5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin\n(d)\nmethylcobalamin\n12.\nBIOTIN\n(a)\nD-biotin\n13.\nVITAMIN C\n(a)\nL-ascorbic acid\n(b)\nsodium-L-ascorbate\n(c)\ncalcium-L-ascorbate\n(d)\npotassium-L-ascorbate\n(e)\nL-ascorbyl 6-palmitate\n(f)\nmagnesium L-ascorbate\n(g)\nzinc L-ascorbate\nB.\nMinerals\ncalcium acetate\ncalcium L-ascorbate\ncalcium bisglycinate\ncalcium carbonate\ncalcium chloride\ncalcium citrate malate\ncalcium salts of citric acid\ncalcium gluconate\ncalcium glycerophosphate\ncalcium lactate\ncalcium pyruvate\ncalcium salts of orthophosphoric acid\ncalcium succinate\ncalcium hydroxide\ncalcium L-lysinate\ncalcium malate\ncalcium oxide\ncalcium L-pidolate\ncalcium L-threonate\ncalcium sulphate\nmagnesium acetate\nmagnesium L-ascorbate\nmagnesium bisglycinate\nmagnesium carbonate\nmagnesium chloride\nmagnesium salts of citric acid\nmagnesium gluconate\nmagnesium glycerophosphate\nmagnesium salts of orthophosphoric acid\nmagnesium lactate\nmagnesium L-lysinate\nmagnesium hydroxide\nmagnesium malate\nmagnesium oxide\nmagnesium L-pidolate\nmagnesium potassium citrate\nmagnesium pyruvate\nmagnesium succinate\nmagnesium sulphate\nmagnesium taurate\nmagnesium acetyl taurate\nferrous carbonate\nferrous citrate\nferric ammonium citrate\nferrous gluconate\nferrous fumarate\nferric sodium diphosphate\nferrous lactate\nferrous sulphate\nferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)\nferric saccharate\nelemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)\nferrous bisglycinate\nferrous L-pidolate\nferrous phosphate\niron (II) taurate\ncupric carbonate\ncupric citrate\ncupric gluconate\ncupric sulphate\ncopper L-aspartate\ncopper bisglycinate\ncopper lysine complex\ncopper (II) oxide\nsodium iodide\nsodium iodate\npotassium iodide\npotassium iodate\nzinc acetate\nzinc L-ascorbate\nzinc L-aspartate\nzinc bisglycinate\nzinc chloride\nzinc citrate\nzinc gluconate\nzinc lactate\nzinc L-lysinate\nzinc malate\nzinc mono-L-methionine sulphate\nzinc oxide\nzinc carbonate\nzinc L-pidolate\nzinc picolinate\nzinc sulphate\nmanganese ascorbate\nmanganese L-aspartate\nmanganese bisglycinate\nmanganese carbonate\nmanganese chloride\nmanganese citrate\nmanganese gluconate\nmanganese glycerophosphate\nmanganese pidolate\nmanganese sulphate\nsodium bicarbonate\nsodium carbonate\nsodium chloride\nsodium citrate\nsodium gluconate\nsodium lactate\nsodium hydroxide\nsodium salts of orthophosphoric acid\npotassium bicarbonate\npotassium carbonate\npotassium chloride\npotassium citrate\npotassium gluconate\npotassium glycerophosphate\npotassium lactate\npotassium hydroxide\npotassium L-pidolate\npotassium malate\npotassium salts of orthophosphoric acid\nL-selenomethionine\nselenium enriched yeast\nselenious acid\nsodium selenate\nsodium hydrogen selenite\nsodium selenite\nchromium (III) chloride\nchromium (III) lactate trihydrate\nchromium nitrate\nchromium picolinate\nchromium (III) sulphate\nammonium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))\npotassium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))\nsodium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))\ncalcium fluoride\npotassium fluoride\nsodium fluoride\nsodium monofluorophosphate\nboric acid\nsodium borate\ncholine-stabilised orthosilicic acid\nsilicon dioxide\nsilicic acid",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "alpha-tocopherol < 20 %, beta-tocopherol < 10 %, gamma-tocopherol 50-70 % and delta-tocopherol 10-30 %"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Typical levels of individual tocopherols and tocotrienols: 115 mg/g alpha-tocopherol (101 mg/g minimum), 5 mg/g beta-tocopherol (< 1 mg/g minimum), 45 mg/g gamma-tocopherol (25 mg/g minimum), 12 mg/g delta-tocopherol (3 mg/g minimum), 67 mg/g alpha-tocotrienol (30 mg/g minimum), < 1 mg/g beta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum), 82 mg/g gamma-tocotrienol (45 mg/g minimum), 5 mg/g delta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum),"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Menaquinone occurring principally as menaquinone-7 and, to a minor extent, menaquinone-6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "May contain up to 2 % of threonate."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Selenium-enriched yeasts produced by culture in the presence of sodium selenite as selenium source and containing, in the dried form as marketed, not more than 2,5 mg Se/g. The predominant organic selenium species present in the yeast is selenomethionine (between 60 and 85 % of the total extracted selenium in the product). The content of other organic selenium compounds including selenocysteine shall not exceed 10 % of total extracted selenium. Levels of inorganic selenium normally shall not exceed 1 % of total extracted selenium."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "In the form of gel.’"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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