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The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

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Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012

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4.—(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) At the beginning, for “Note: Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in food additives” substitute—

“Restrictions on ethylene oxide in food additives

Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in food additives.

Total residues of ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide (i.e. ethylene oxide + (0.55 x 2-chloroethanol))), regardless of origin, in food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, or mixtures of those food additives, must not exceed 0.1 mg/kg.”.

(3) In the entries for the following food additives—

(a)E 431 Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate,

(b)E 432 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaurate (Polysorbate 20),

(c)E 433 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monooleate (Polysorbate 80),

(d)E 434 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monopalmitate (Polysorbate 40),

(e)E 435 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Polysorbate 60),

(f)E 436 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Tristearate (Polysorbate 65),

(g)E 1209 Polyvinyl Alcohol-Polyethylene Glycol-Graft-Copolymer,

(h)E 1521 Polyethylene Glycol,

omit the row for “Ethylene oxide”.

(4) After the table for E 960a (Steviol glycosides from Stevia), insert the heading and table in schedule 2.

(5) In the heading for the entry for E 960c (rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia) for “E 960c” substitute “E 960c(i)”.

(6) After the table for E 960c(i)(1), (Rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia) insert the heading and table in schedule 3.

(1)

The food additive rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia E 960c(i) (formerly E 960c) was re-numbered by paragraph 4(5) of these Regulations.

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