Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1462 of 28 September 2018 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specifications for certain sorbitan esters (E 491 Sorbitan monostearate, E 492 Sorbitan tristearate and E 495 Sorbitan monopalmitate) (Text with EEA relevance.)

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2018/1462
• Articles: 3

Article 1

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

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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:

(1)

In the entry for the food additive E 491 Sorbitan monostearate, the specification as regards ‘congealing range’ is replaced by the following:

‘Identification test

by acid value, iodine value (not more than 4), gas chromatography’

(2)

In the entry for the food additive E 492 Sorbitan tristearate, the specification as regards ‘congealing range’ is replaced by the following:

‘Identification test

by acid value, iodine value (not more than 4), gas chromatography’

(3)

In the entry for the food additive E 495 Sorbitan monopalmitate, the specification as regards ‘congealing range’ is replaced by the following:

‘Identification test

by acid value, iodine value (not more than 4), gas chromatography’