{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-25/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-25/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/25",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 25/2013 of 16 January 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the food additive potassium diacetate (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-25",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:\n(a) in the entry for additive E 261, the heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ E 261 (i) POTASSIUM ACETATE ’\n(b) the following entry is inserted after the entry for additive E 261 (i):\n‘ E 261 (ii) POTASSIUM DIACETATE\nSynonyms\nDefinition\nPotassium diacetate is a molecular compound of potassium acetate and acetic acid\nEinecs\n224-217-7\nChemical name\nPotassium hydrogen diacetate\nChemical formula\nC4H7KO4\nMolecular weight\n158,2\nAssay\nContent 36 to 38 % of free acetic acid and 61 to 64 % of potassium acetate\nDescription\nWhite crystals\nIdentification\npH\n4,5-5 (10 % aqueous solution)\nTest for acetate\nPasses test\nTest for potassium\nPasses test\nPurity\nWater content\nNot more than 1 % (Karl Fischer method)\nFormic acid, formates and other oxidisable substances\nNot more than 1 000 mg/kg expressed as formic acid\nArsenic\nNot more than 3 mg/kg\nLead\nNot more than 2 mg/kg\nMercury\nNot more than 1 mg/kg\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/25/annex/II",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}