The novel chewing gum base as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient for the use in chewing gum up to a maximum of 8 %.
The designation of the novel chewing gum base authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘gum base (including 1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-homopolymer, maleated, esters with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether)’ or ‘gum base (including CAS No: 1246080-53-4)’.
Implementing Decision 2011/882/EU is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to Revolymer Ltd, 1, NewTech Square, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 2NT, United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 3 August 2012.
For the Commission
John Dalli
Member of the Commission