Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2013 of 6 December 2013 amending and correcting 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 certain food additives Text with EEA relevance

Regulation (EU) No 1274/2013 · Regulation · 6 articles

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Article 1

Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

The food additives ‘Brilliant Black BN, Black PN’ (E 151) or ‘Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’ (E 466) and foods containing those food additives, labelled or placed on the market up to twenty four months after the entry into force of this Regulation and which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation, may be marketed until the stocks are exhausted.

Article 4

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 A, table 3, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN’ (2) In Part B: (a) in point 1 ‘Colours’, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN’ (b) in point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’ (3) In Part C: (a) in Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN’ (b) in Group I, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (4) In Part E: (a) in food category 09.2 ‘Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans’, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN 100 (35) only fish paste and crustacean paste’ (b) in food category 09.2 ‘Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans’, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN 250 (36) only precooked crustacean’ (c) in food category 09.2 ‘Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans’, the entry for food additive E 151 is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 Brilliant Black PN 100 (37) only smoked fish’ (d) in food category 11.4.1 ‘Table-top sweeteners in liquid form’, the entry for food additive E 460 (i) is replaced by the following: ‘E 460 (i) Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose gel quantum satis ’ (e) in food category 11.4.3 ‘Table-top sweeteners in tablets’, the entry for food additive E 460 (i) is replaced by the following: ‘E 460 (i) Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose gel quantum satis ’ (f) in food category 01.6.1 ‘Unflavoured pasteurised cream (excluding reduced fat creams)’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (g) in food category 01.6.2 ‘Unflavoured live fermented cream products and substitute products with a fat content of less than 20 %’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (h) in food category 11.4.1 ‘Table-top sweeteners in liquid form’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (i) in food category 11.4.2 ‘Table-top sweeteners in powder form’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (j) in food category 11.4.3 ‘Table-top sweeteners in tablets’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis ’ (k) in food category 13.1.5.1 ‘Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum 10 000 From birth onwards in products for the dietary management of metabolic disorders’ (l) in food category 13.1.5.2 ‘Dietary foods for babies and young children for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum 10 000 From birth onwards in products for the dietary management of metabolic disorders’ (m) in food category 14.1.3 ‘Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products’, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis only traditional Swedish and Finnish fruit syrups from citrus’ B. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows: (1) In Part 1, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis All food additives’ (2) In Part 3, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis Yes’ (3) In Part 5, Section A, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum quantum satis All nutrients Yes’ (4) In Part 5, Section B, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum For uses in nutrient preparations under the condition that the maximum level in foods mentioned in point 13.1 of Part E of Annex II is not exceeded All nutrients Dietary foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC’ (5) In Part 6, table 1, the entry for food additive E 466 is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows: (1) In the entry for E 160a (iv) Algal Carotenes, the specification as regards definition is replaced by the following: ‘ Definition Mixed carotenes may also be produced from strains of the algae Dunaliella salina . Beta-carotene is extracted using an essential oil. The preparation is a 20 to 30 % suspension in edible oil. The ratio of trans-cis isomers is in the range of 50/50 to 71/29. The main colouring principle consists of carotenoids of which beta- carotene accounts for the major part. Alpha-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin may be present. Besides the colour pigments, this substance may contain oils, fats and waxes naturally occurring in the source material.’ (2) The entry for E 151 Brilliant Black BN, Black PN, is amended as follows: (a) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘E 151 BRILLIANT BLACK PN’ (b) the specification as regards definition is replaced by the following: ‘ Definition Brilliant Black PN consists essentially of tetrasodium-4-acetamido-5- hydroxy-6-[7-sulfonato-4-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-1-naphthylazo] naphthalene-1,7-disulfonate and subsidiary colouring matters together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulphate as the principal uncoloured components. Brilliant Black PN is described as the sodium salt. The calcium and the potassium salt are also permitted.’ (3) In the entry for E 227 Calcium Bisulphite, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘E 227 CALCIUM HYDROGEN SULPHITE’ (4) In the entry for E 228 Potassium Bisulphite, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘E 228 POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHITE’ (5) The entry for E 460(i) Microcrystalline Cellulose is amended as follows: (a) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘E 460 (i) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GEL’ (b) the specification as regards synonyms is replaced by the following: ‘Synonyms’ (6) The entry for E 466 Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Cellulose Gum is amended as follows: (a) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘E 466 SODIUM CARBOXY METHYL CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM’ (b) the specification as regards synonyms is replaced by the following: ‘ Synonyms NaCMC; Sodium CMC’ (c) the specification as regards definition is replaced by the following: ‘ Definition Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is the partial sodium salt of a carboxymethyl ether of cellulose, the cellulose being obtained directly from strains of fibrous plant material’

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