Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1399 of 28 July 2017 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 potassium polyaspartate (Text with EEA relevance. )

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Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is 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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

In Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 452:

‘E 456

Potassium polyaspartate’

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 452(iv):

‘E 456 POTASSIUM POLYASPARTATE

Synonyms

Definition

Potassium polyaspartate is the potassium salt of polyaspartic acid, produced from L-aspartic acid and potassium hydroxide. The thermic process transforms the aspartic acid in polysuccinimide that is insoluble. Polysuccinimide is treated with potassium hydroxide allowing the opening of the ring and polymerisation of the units. The last step is the spray drying phase, which results in a light tan powder

CAS number

64723-18-8

Chemical name

L-aspartic acid, homopolymer, potassium salt

Chemical formula

[C 4 H 4 NO 3 K] n

Weight average molecular weight

Approximately 5 300 g/mol

Assay

Not less than 98 % on dry weight basis

Particle size

Not less than 45 μm (not more than 1 % in weight of particles of less than 45 μm)

Description

A light brown odourless powder

Identification

Solubility

Very soluble in water and slightly soluble in organic solvents

pH

7,5-8,5 (40 % aqueous solution)

Purity

Degree of substitutions

Not less than 91,5 % on dry weight basis

Loss on drying

Not more than 11 % (105 °C,12 hours)

Potassium hydroxide

Not more than 2 %

Aspartic acid

Not more than 1 %

Other impurities

Not more than 0,1 %

Arsenic

Not more than 2,5 mg/kg

Lead

Not more than 1,5 mg/kg

Mercury

Not more than 0,5 mg/kg

Cadmium

Not more than 0,1 mg/kg’