{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-647/annex-II",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/647",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/647 of 24 April 2015 amending and correcting Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain food additives (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-647",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) In Part 4 ‘Food additives including carriers in food flavourings’, the entry for E 423 ‘Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic’ is replaced by the following:\n‘\nE 423\nOctenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in categories 03: edible ices; 07.2: Fine bakery wares; 08.3: Meat products, only processed poultry; 09.2: Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans and in category 16: Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4.\n500 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in category 14.1.4: Flavoured drinks, only flavoured drinks not containing fruit juices and in carbonated flavoured drinks containing fruit juices and in category 14.2: Alcoholic beverages, including alcohol-free and low-alcohol counterparts.\n220 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in categories 05.1 Cocoa and Chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC, 05.2: Other confectionery including breath freshening microsweets, 05.4: Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 and in category 06.3: Breakfast cereals.\n300 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in category 01.7.5: Processed cheese.\n120 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in category 05.3: Chewing gum.\n60 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in categories 01.8: Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners; 04.2.5: Jam, jellies and marmalades and similar products; 04.2.5.4: Nut butters and nut spreads; 08.3: Meat products; 12.5: Soups and broths, 14.1.5.2: Other, only instant coffee and tea and in cereal based ready-to-eat-dishes.\n240 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in category 10.2: Processed eggs and egg products.\n140 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in categories 14.1.4: Flavoured drinks, only non carbonated flavoured drinks containing fruit juices; 14.1.2: Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable juices, only vegetable juices and in category 12.6: Sauces, only gravies and sweet sauces.\n400 mg/kg in the final food\nFlavouring-oil emulsions used in category 15: Ready-to-eat savouries and snacks.\n440 mg/kg in the final food\n’\n(2) In Part 6, Table 7 ‘Alginic acid — alginates’, a new entry E 404 is inserted after the entry for E 403:\n‘\nE 404\nCalcium alginate\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/647/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."
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