# 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), Annex II

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

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for additive E 261, the heading is replaced by the following:
‘ E 261 (i) POTASSIUM ACETATE ’
(b) the following entry is inserted after the entry for additive E 261 (i):
‘ E 261 (ii) POTASSIUM DIACETATE
Synonyms
Definition
Potassium diacetate is a molecular compound of potassium acetate and acetic acid
Einecs
224-217-7
Chemical name
Potassium hydrogen diacetate
Chemical formula
C4H7KO4
Molecular weight
158,2
Assay
Content 36 to 38 % of free acetic acid and 61 to 64 % of potassium acetate
Description
White crystals
Identification
pH
4,5-5 (10 % aqueous solution)
Test for acetate
Passes test
Test for potassium
Passes test
Purity
Water content
Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer method)
Formic acid, formates and other oxidisable substances
Not more than 1 000 mg/kg expressed as formic acid
Arsenic
Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead
Not more than 2 mg/kg
Mercury
Not more than 1 mg/kg
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/25/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-25/annex-II
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