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

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to Annex 2 (domestic list of food additives approved for use in foods and conditions for use) to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 concerning steviol glycosides from Stevia (E 960a – E 960c) and the extension of use of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (E 476)

1.  In Part B (list of all additives), in paragraph 2 (sweeteners) after the entry for E 960a (Steviol glycosides from Stevia), insert—

“E 960b

Steviol glycosides from fermentation”.

2.  In Part C (definitions of groups of additives), in sub-part 5 (other additives that may be regulated combined), in paragraph (v)—

(a) for the heading of the paragraph, substitute “E 960a – E 960c: Steviol glycosides”,

(b) after the entry for E 960a (Steviol glycosides from Stevia), insert—

“E 960b

Steviol glycosides from fermentation”.

3.  In Part E (authorised food additives and conditions of use in food categories), in the table—

(a) in each place it occurs, for “E 960a and E 960c” substitute “E 960a – E 960c”,

(b) in category 03 (edible ices), after the entry for E 473-474 (sucrose esters of fatty acids – sucroglycerides), insert—

“E 476

Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

4000

except sorbets”,

(c) in category 05.1 (cocoa and chocolate products), at the end, insert the following footnote—

^“(1) The additives may be added individually or in combination.”,

(d) in category 05.2 (other confectionary including breath freshening microsweets)—

(i) in the third entry for Group IV (polyols), for “only cocoa or dried fruit-based, milk or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar” substitute “sandwich spreads made with a base of cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat; energy reduced or with no added sugar”,

(ii) in the first entry for E 960a – E960c Steviol glycosides(1) for “only cocoa or dried-fruit-based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”, substitute “only cocoa or dried fruit based; energy reduced or with no added sugar”,

(iii) in the second entry for E 960a – E960c Steviol glycosides for “only cocoa, milk, dried-fruit-based or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”, substitute “sandwich spreads made with a base of cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat; energy reduced or with no added sugar”,

(e) in category 05.4 (decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4), for the second entry for E 960a – E 960c Steviol glycosides for “only cocoa or dried-fruit-based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”, substitute “only cocoa or dried fruit based; energy reduced or with no added sugar”,

(f) in category 12.6 (sauces), for the entry for “E 476” (polyglycerol polyricinoleate), substitute—

“E 476	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate	4000		only emulsified sauces with a fat content of less than 20%
E 476	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate	8000		only emulsified sauces with a fat content of 20% or more”.

(1)

The entries for E 960a to E 960c were re-named by paragraph 3(a) of this schedule.