Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2013 of 26 July 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications on several polyols Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2013 of 26 July 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications on several polyols 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 The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows: (1) In the entry for food additive E 420 (i) Sorbitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Water content Not more than 1,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis)’ (2) In the entry for food additive E 420 (ii) Sorbitol syrup, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 10 μS/cm (on the product as such) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis)’ (3) The entry for food additive E 421(i) Mannitol is amended as follows: (a) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘ E 421 (i) MANNITOL BY HYDROGENATION’ (b) the definition is replaced by the following: ‘ Definition Manufactured by catalytic hydrogenation of carbohydrate solutions containing glucose and/or fructose. The product contains min. 96 % mannitol. The part of the product which is not mannitol is mainly composed of sorbitol (2 % max), maltitol (2 % max) and isomalt (1,1 GPM (1-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol dehydrate): 2 % max and 1,6 GPS (6-O-alpha-D- Glucopyranosyl-D-Sorbitol): 2 % max). Unspecified impurities shall not represent more than 0,1 % of each.’ (c) the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Water content Not more than 0,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg’ (4) In the entry for food additive E 421(ii) Mannitol manufactured by fermentation the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Arabitol Not more than 0,3 % Water content Not more than 0,5 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose) Total sugars Not more than 1 % (expressed as glucose) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg’ (5) The entry for food additive E 953 Isomalt is amended as follows: (a) the specification as regards description is replaced by the following: ‘ Description Odourless, white, slightly hygroscopic, crystalline mass or aqueous solution with a minimum concentration of 60 %’ (b) the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Water content Not more than 7 % for solid product (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C D-Mannitol Not more than 3 % D-Sorbitol Not more than 6 % Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis)’ (6) In the entry for food additive E 965 (i) Maltitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Appearance of the aqueous solution The solution is clear and colourless Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,1 % (expressed as glucose on an anhydrous basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on anhydrous basis)’ (7) In the entry for food additive E 965 (ii) Maltitol syrup, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Appearance of the aqueous solution The solution is clear and colourless Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 10 μS/cm (on the product as such) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 % (expressed as glucose on an anhydrous basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg’ (8) In the entry for food additive E 967 Xylitol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer Method) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing sugars Not more than 0,2 % (expressed as glucose on dry weight basis) Other polyhydric alcohols Not more than 1 % (expressed on dry weight basis) Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis) Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg (expressed on dry weight basis)’ (9) In the entry for food additive E 968 Erythritol, the specifications as regards purity are replaced by the following: ‘ Purity Loss on drying Not more than 0,2 % (70 °C, 6 hours, in a vacuum desiccator) Conductivity Not more than 20 μS/cm (on 20 % dry solids solution) at temperature 20 °C Reducing substances Not more than 0,3 % expressed as D-glucose Ribitol and glycerol Not more than 0,1 % Lead Not more than 0,5 mg/kg’
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