Annex
United Kingdom
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:
- (1)
In the entry for food additive E 420 (i) Sorbitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Water content Not more than 1,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) ’
- (2)
In the entry for food additive E 420 (ii) Sorbitol syrup, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 10 μS/cm (on the product as such) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) ’
- (3)
The entry for food additive E 421(i) Mannitol is amended as follows:
- (a)
the heading is replaced by the following:
‘ E 421 (i) MANNITOL BY HYDROGENATION’
- (b)
the definition is replaced by the following:
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Definition Manufactured by catalytic hydrogenation of carbohydrate solutions containing glucose and/or fructose.
The product contains min. 96 % mannitol. The part of the product which is not mannitol is mainly composed of sorbitol (2 % max), maltitol (2 % max) and isomalt (1,1 GPM (1-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol dehydrate): 2 % max and 1,6 GPS (6-O-alpha-D- Glucopyranosyl-D-Sorbitol): 2 % max). Unspecified impurities shall not represent more than 0,1 % of each.
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- (c)
the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Water content Not more than 0,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg ’
- (a)
- (4)
In the entry for food additive E 421(ii) Mannitol manufactured by fermentation the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Arabitol Not more than 0,3 % Water content Not more than 0,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg ’
- (5)
The entry for food additive E 953 Isomalt is amended as follows:
- (a)
the specification as regards description is replaced by the following:
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Description Odourless, white, slightly hygroscopic, crystalline mass or aqueous solution with a minimum concentration of 60 % ’
- (b)
the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Water content Not more than 7 % for solid product (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C D-Mannitol Not more than 3 % D-Sorbitol Not more than 6 % Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) ’
- (a)
- (6)
In the entry for food additive E 965 (i) Maltitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Appearance of the aqueous solution The solution is clear and colourless Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,1 % (expressed as glucose on an anhydrous basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis) ’
- (7)
In the entry for food additive E 965 (ii) Maltitol syrup, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Appearance of the aqueous solution The solution is clear and colourless Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 10 μS/cm (on the product as such) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on an anhydrous basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg ’
- (8)
In the entry for food additive E 967 Xylitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,2 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Other polyhydric alcohols Not more than 1 % (expressed on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) ’
- (9)
In the entry for food additive E 968 Erythritol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
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Purity Loss on drying Not more than 0,2 % (70 °C, 6 hours, in a vacuum desiccator) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing substances Not more than 0,3 % expressed as D-glucose Ribitol and glycerol Not more than 0,1 % Lead Not more than 0,5 mg/kg ’