# Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2013 of 26 July 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications on several polyols (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

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

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:
‘
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:
‘
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:
‘
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.
’
(c) the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
‘
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
’
(4) In the entry for food additive E 421(ii) Mannitol manufactured by fermentation the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
‘
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:
‘
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:
‘
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)
’
(6) In the entry for food additive E 965 (i) Maltitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following:
‘
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:
‘
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:
‘
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:
‘
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
’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/724/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-724/annex
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