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Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2013Show full title
Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2013 of 28 August 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic (Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX II
In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following entry is inserted after the specifications for food additive E 422:
‘E 423 OCTENYL SUCCINIC ACID MODIFIED GUM ARABIC
| Synonyms | Gum arabic hydrogen octenylbutandioate; Gum arabic hydrogen octenylsuccinate; OSA modified gum arabic; OSA modified gum acacia |
| Definition | Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic is produced by esterifying gum arabic (Acacia seyal), or gum arabic (Acacia senegal) in aqueous solution with not more than 3 % of octenyl succinic acid anhydride. It is subsequently spray dried. |
| Einecs | |
| Chemical name | |
| Chemical formula | |
| Weight Average Molecular Weight | Fraction (i): 3,105 g/mol Fraction (ii) 1,106 g/mol |
| Assay | |
| Description | Off-white to light tan, free flowing powder |
| Identification | |
|---|---|
| Viscosity of a 5 % solution at 25 °C | Not more than 30 mPa.s. |
| Precipitation reaction | Forms flocculent precipitate in lead sub-acetate solution (TS) |
| Solubility | Freely soluble in water; insoluble in ethanol |
| pH for a 5 % aqueous solution | 3,5 to 6,5 |
| Purity | |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 15 % (105 °C, 5 h) |
| Degree of esterification | Not more than 0,6 % |
| Total ash | Not more than 10 % (530 °C) |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 0,5 % |
| Water insoluble matter | Not more than 1,0 % |
| Test for starch or dextrine | Boil a 1 in 50 aqueous solution of the sample, add about 0,1 ml iodine TS. No bluish or reddish colour should be produced. |
| Test for tannin-bearing gums | To 10 ml of a 1 in 50 aqueous solution of the sample add about 0,1 ml ferric chloride TS. No blackish coloration or blackish precipitate should be formed. |
| Residual octenyl succinic acid | Not more than 0,3 % |
| Lead | Not more than 2 mg/kg |
| Microbiological criteria | |
| Salmonella sp. | Absent in 25 g |
| Escherichia coli | Absent in 1 g’ |
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