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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1497/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1497",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1497 of 8 October 2018 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food category 17 and the use of food additives in food supplements (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1497",
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  "text": "Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Part D, the entries for food category 17. ‘Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council excluding food supplements for infants and young children’ are replaced by the following:\n‘\n17.\nFood supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC\n17.1\nFood supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children\n17.2\nFood supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children\n’\n(2) Part E is amended as follows:\n(a) the entry for food category 17. ‘Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC excluding food supplements for infants and young children’ is replaced as follows:\n‘\n17.\nFood supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC\nINTRODUCTION PART, APPLIES TO ALL SUBCATEGORIES\nThe maximum levels of use indicated for colours, polyols, sweeteners, and E 200-213, E 338-452, E 405, E 416, E 426, E 432-436, E 459, E 468, E 473-475, E 491-495, E 551-553, E 901-904, E 961, E 1201-1204, E 1505 and E 1521 refer to the food supplements ready for consumption prepared following the instructions of use provided by the manufacturer.\nThe dilution factor for those food supplements that have to be diluted or dissolved has to be communicated together with the instructions of use.\n’\n(b) the entry for food subcategory 17.1 is amended as follows:\n(i) the title is replaced by the following:\n‘\n17.1\nFood supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children\n’\n(ii) all the entries therein are replaced by the following entries, inserted in their numerical order:\n‘\nGroup I\nAdditives\nE 410, E 412, E 415, E 417 and E 425 may not be used to produce dehydrated food supplements intended to rehydrate on ingestion\nGroup II\nColours at quantum satis\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: until 31 July 2014\nGroup II\nColours at quantum satis\nquantum satis\n(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nGroup III\nColours with combined maximum limit\n300\nPeriod of application: until 31 July 2014\nGroup III\nColours with combined maximum limit\n300\n(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nGroup IV\nPolyols\nquantum satis\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n35\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n35\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 110\nSunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 110\nSunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n35\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n35\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 160d\nLycopene\n30\nE 200-213\nSorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates\n1 000\n(1) (2)\nonly food supplements in dried form and containing preparations of vitamin A and of combinations of vitamins A and D, except in chewable form\nE 310-321\nPropyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT\n400\n(1)\nE 338-452\nPhosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates\nquantum satis\nE 392\nExtracts of rosemary\n400\n(46)\nE 405\nPropane-1, 2-diol alginate\n1 000\nE 416\nKaraya gum\nquantum satis\nE 426\nSoybean hemicellulose\n1 500\nE 432-436\nPolysorbates\nquantum satis\nE 459\nBeta-cyclodextrin\nquantum satis\nonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form\nE 468\nCross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose\n30 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 473-474\nSucrose esters of fatty acids — sucroglycerides\nquantum satis\n(1)\nE 475\nPolyglycerol esters of fatty acids\nquantum satis\nE 491-495\nSorbitan esters\nquantum satis\n(1)\nE 551-559\nSilicon dioxide — silicates\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: until 31 January 2014\nE 551-553\nSilicon dioxide — silicates\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: from 1 February 2014\nE 900\nDimethyl polysiloxane\n10\n(91)\nonly food supplements in effervescent tablet form\nE 901\nBeeswax, white and yellow\nquantum satis\nE 902\nCandelilla wax\nquantum satis\nE 903\nCarnauba wax\n200\nE 904\nShellac\nquantum satis\nE 950\nAcesulfame K\n500\nE 950\nAcesulfame K\n2 000\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 951\nAspartame\n2 000\nE 951\nAspartame\n5 500\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 952\nCyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts\n500\n(51)\nE 952\nCyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts\n1 250\n(51)\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 954\nSaccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts\n500\n(52)\nE 954\nSaccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts\n1 200\n(52)\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 955\nSucralose\n800\nE 955\nSucralose\n2 400\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 957\nThaumatin\n400\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 959\nNeohesperidine DC\n100\nE 959\nNeohesperidine DC\n400\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n670\n(60)\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n1 800\n(60)\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 961\nNeotame\n60\nE 961\nNeotame\n185\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 961\nNeotame\n2\nonly as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in chewable form\nE 961\nNeotame\n2\nonly vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in chewable form, as a flavour enhancer\nE 962\nSalt of aspartame-acesulfame\n500\n(11)a (49) (50)\nE 962\nSalt of aspartame-acesulfame\n2 000\n(11)a (49) (50)\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 969\nAdvantame\n20\nE 969\nAdvantame\n55\nonly food supplements in chewable form\nE 1201\nPolyvinylpyrrolidone\nquantum satis\nonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form\nE 1202\nPolyvinylpolypyrrolidone\nquantum satis\nonly food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form\nE 1203\nPolyvinyl alcohol (PVA)\n18 000\nonly food supplements in capsule and tablet form\nE 1204\nPullulan\nquantum satis\nonly food supplements in capsule and tablet form\nE 1205\nBasic methacrylate copolymer\n100 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 1206\nNeutral methacrylate copolymer\n200 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 1207\nAnionic methacrylate copolymer\n100 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 1208\nPolyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer\n100 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 1209\nPolyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer\n100 000\nexcept food supplements in chewable form\nE 1505\nTriethyl citrate\n3 500\nonly food supplements in capsule and tablet form\nE 1521\nPolyethylene glycol\n10 000\nonly food supplements in capsule and tablet form\n’\n(c) the entry for food subcategory 17.2 is amended as follows:\n(i) the title is replaced by the following:\n‘\n17.2\nFood supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children\n’\n(ii) all the entries therein are replaced by the following entries, inserted in their numerical order:\n‘\nGroup I\nAdditives\nGroup II\nColours at quantum satis\nquantum satis\nGroup II\nColours at quantum satis\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: until 31 July 2014\nGroup II\nColours at quantum satis\nquantum satis\n(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nGroup III\nColours with combined maximum limit\n100\nGroup IV\nPolyols\nquantum satis\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 104\nQuinoline Yellow\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nE 110\nSunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 110\nSunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n10\n(61)\nPeriod of application: from 1 January 2014 to 31 July 2014\nE 124\nPonceau 4R, Cochineal Red A\n10\n(61)(69)\nPeriod of application: from 1 August 2014\nE 160d\nLycopene\n30\nE 200-213\nSorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates\n2 000\n(1) (2)\nexcept food supplements in syrup form\nE 310-321\nPropyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT\n400\n(1)\nE 338-452\nPhosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates\nquantum satis\nE 392\nExtracts of rosemary\n400\n(46)\nE 405\nPropane-1, 2-diol alginate\n1 000\nE 416\nKaraya gum\nquantum satis\nE 426\nSoybean hemicellulose\n1 500\nE 432-436\nPolysorbates\nquantum satis\nE 473-474\nSucrose esters of fatty acids — sucroglycerides\nquantum satis\n(1)\nE 475\nPolyglycerol esters of fatty acids\nquantum satis\nE 491-495\nSorbitan esters\nquantum satis\n(1)\nE 551-559\nSilicon dioxide — silicates\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: until 31 January 2014\nE 551-553\nSilicon dioxide — silicates\nquantum satis\nPeriod of application: from 1 February 2014\nE 950\nAcesulfame K\n350\nE 950\nAcesulfame K\n2 000\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 951\nAspartame\n600\nE 951\nAspartame\n5 500\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 952\nCyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts\n400\n(51)\nE 952\nCyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts\n1 250\n(51)\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 954\nSaccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts\n80\n(52)\nE 954\nSaccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts\n1 200\n(52)\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 955\nSucralose\n240\nE 955\nSucralose\n2 400\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 957\nThaumatin\n400\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 959\nNeohesperidine DC\n50\nE 959\nNeohesperidine DC\n400\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n1 800\n(60)\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 961\nNeotame\n20\nE 961\nNeotame\n185\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 961\nNeotame\n2\nonly as flavour enhancer, except food supplements in syrup form\nE 961\nNeotame\n2\nonly vitamins and/or mineral based food supplements in syrup form, as a flavour enhancer\nE 962\nSalt of aspartame-acesulfame\n350\n(11)a (49) (50)\nE 962\nSalt of aspartame-acesulfame\n2 000\n(11)a (49) (50)\nonly food supplements in syrup form\nE 969\nAdvantame\n6\nE 969\nAdvantame\n55\nonly food supplements in syrup form\n’",
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