# Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 of 18 September 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of pyroligneous distillate in the Union list of flavourings (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

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

In Part E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 the following entry concerning pyroligneous distillate [FL no: 21.001] is added:
FL no.
Name
CAS no
JECFA No.
CoE No.
Purity of the named flavouring
Restrictions of use
Footnote
Reference
‘21.001
Pyroligneous distillate
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Complex mixture of substances, obtained by distillation of reaction products of pyroligneous acid and ethanol. Liquid with rum-like tasting odour and taste.
Constituents:
Ethanol (determined by Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detector): more than 40 % w/w)
Ethyl acetate: less than 25 % w/w)
Ethyl formate: less than 2 % w/w)
Ethyl propionate: less than 4 % w/w)
Ethyl butyrate: less than 1,5 % w/w)
Methyl acetate: less than 3,5 % w/w)
Furan equivalents (furan and 2 methyl furan) expressed as furan: less than 8 mg/l
Methanol and methanol derivatives, expressed as methanol equivalents: less than 2 % (w/w)
Benzopyrene: less than 1 μg/l
Benz(a)anthra-cene: less than 2 μg/l
acids (expressed as acetic acid): less than 1,00 g/l
In the following spirit drinks only:
tuzemák and tuzemský falling under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 when marketed in the final package intended only for the final consumer, 3 800 mg/l.
1.
When reference is made in the labelling to the flavouring pyroligneous distillate [FL no: 21.001] in the spirit drinks tuzemák and tuzemský, the name or the FL number shall be used.
2.
Tuzemák and tuzemský to which pyroligneous distillate [FL no: 21.001] has been added shall not be used in the manufacture of other foodstuffs.
3.
In addition to the requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, when this flavouring is marketed as such, it shall be indicated in the labelling that this flavouring may only be used for the manufacture of the spirit drinks tuzemák and tuzemský.
Member States shall require additional labelling, informing consumers about the specific risks linked to the presence of pyroligneous distillate [FL no. 21.001] in the spirit drinks tuzemák and tuzemský.
EFSA’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1246/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1246/annex
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