Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1050/2012 of 8 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Polyglycitol syrup Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1050/2012 of 8 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Polyglycitol syrup Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 the following entry for E 964 is inserted after the entry for E 962: ‘ E 964 POLYGLYCITOL SYRUP Synonyms Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, hydrogenated glucose syrup and polyglucitol Definition A mixture consisting mainly of maltitol and sorbitol and lesser amounts of hydrogenated oligo- and polysaccharides and maltrotriitol. It is manufactured by the catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of starch hydrolysates consisting of glucose, maltose and higher glucose polymers, similar to the catalytic hydrogenation process used for the manufacture of maltitol syrup. The resulting syrup is desalted by ion exchange and concentrated to the desired level. Einecs Chemical name Sorbitol: D-glucitol Maltitol: (α)-D-Glucopyranosyl-1,4-D-glucitol Chemical formula Sorbitol: C 6 H 14 O 6 Maltitol: C 12 H 24 O 11 Molecular weight Sorbitol: 182,2 Maltitol: 344,3 Assay Content not less than 99 % of total hydrogenated saccharides on the anhydrous basis, not less than 50 % higher molecular weight polyols, not more than 50 % of maltitol and not more than 20 % of sorbitol on the anhydrous basis. Description Colourless and odourless clear viscous liquid Identification Solubility Very soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol Test for maltitol Passes test Test for sorbitol To 5 g of the sample add 7 ml of methanol, 1 ml of benzaldehyde and 1 ml of hydrochloric acid. Mix and shake in a mechanical shaker until crystals appear. Filter the crystals and dissolve in 20 ml of boiling water containing 1 g of sodium bicarbonate. Filter the crystals, wash with 5 ml of a water-methanol mixture (1 in 2) and dry in the air. The crystals of the monobenzylidine derivative of sorbitol so obtained melt between 173 and 179 °C. Purity Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer method) Chlorides Not more than 50 mg/kg Sulphates Not more than 100 mg/kg Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg’
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