Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 25/2013 of 16 January 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 the food additive potassium diacetate Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 25/2013 of 16 January 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 the food additive potassium diacetate Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
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
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I A. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows: (1) in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates ( *1 ) (2) in Part C, Group I, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates ( *2 ) quantum satis (3) in Part E: (a) in food category 04.2.3 ‘Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’ (b) in food category 07.1.1 ‘Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’ (c) in food category 07.1.2 ‘Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’ (d) in food category 08.1.2 ‘Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’ (e) in food category 13.1.3 ‘Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’ B. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows: (a) in Part 3, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis ’ (b) in Part 5, Section A, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis All nutrients’ (c) in Part 6, Table 1, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following: ‘E 261 Potassium acetates’ ( *1 ) Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’; ( *2 ) Period of application: From 6 February 2013.’;
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows: (a) in the entry for additive E 261, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘ E 261 (i) POTASSIUM ACETATE ’ (b) the following entry is inserted after the entry for additive E 261 (i): ‘ E 261 (ii) POTASSIUM DIACETATE Synonyms Definition Potassium diacetate is a molecular compound of potassium acetate and acetic acid Einecs 224-217-7 Chemical name Potassium hydrogen diacetate Chemical formula C 4 H 7 KO 4 Molecular weight 158,2 Assay Content 36 to 38 % of free acetic acid and 61 to 64 % of potassium acetate Description White crystals Identification pH 4,5-5 (10 % aqueous solution) Test for acetate Passes test Test for potassium Passes test Purity Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer method) Formic acid, formates and other oxidisable substances Not more than 1 000 mg/kg expressed as formic acid Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg’
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