Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1739 of 28 September 2015 amending Annex II 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 use of the iron tartrate as an anti-caking agent in salt and its substitutes (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1739 of 28 September 2015 amending Annex II 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 use of the iron tartrate as an anti-caking agent in salt and its substitutes (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 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 following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 530: ‘E 534 Iron tartrate’ (2) In Part E is amended as follows: (a) in category 12.1.1 ‘Salt’: (i) the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 530: ‘E 534 Iron tartrate 110 (92)’ (ii) the following footnote is added: ‘(92): Expressed on dry matter’ (b) in category 12.1.2 ‘Salt substitutes’: (i) the following new entry is inserted after the entry for for food additive E 338-452: ‘E 534 Iron tartrate 110 (92)’ (ii) the following footnote is added: ‘(92): Expressed on dry matter’
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 530: ‘E 534 IRON TARTRATE Synonyms Iron meso- tartrate; complexation product of sodium tartrate with iron(III) chloride Definition Iron tartrate is manufactured by the isomerisation of L-tartrate to an equilibrium mixture of D-, L- and meso -tartrate followed by addition of iron(III) chloride. CAS number 1280193-05-9 Chemical name Iron(III) complexation product of D(+)-, L(-)- and meso-2,3 dihydroxybutanedioic acids Chemical formula Fe(OH) 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 Na Molecular weight 261,93 Assay meso-tartrate > 28 %, expressed as the anion on dry basis D(-)- and L(+)-tartrate > 10 %, expressed as the anion on dry basis Iron(III) > 8 %, expressed as the anion on dry basis Description Dark green aqueous solution typically comprising ca 35 % by weight complexation products Identification Highly soluble in water Positive tests for tartrate and iron pH of a 35 % aqueous solution of complexation products between 3,5 and 3,9 Purity Chloride Not more than 25 % Sodium Not more than 23 % Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg Oxalate Not more than 1,5 % expressed as oxalate on dry basis’
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