Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1037 of 29 June 2022 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 glycolipids as a preservative in beverages (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2022/1037
• Articles: 5

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

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:

(a)

in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 243:

‘E 246

Glycolipids’

(b)

Part E is amended as follows:

(1)

in Category 14.1.4 (Flavoured drinks), the entry for E 246 (Glycolipids) is inserted after the entry for E 242:

‘E 246

Glycolipids

50

excluding dairy based drinks’

(2)

in Category 14.1.5.2 (Other), the entry for E 246 (Glycolipids) is inserted after the entry for E 242:

‘E 246

Glycolipids

20

(93)

only liquid tea concentrates and liquid fruit and herbal infusion concentrates’

(3)

in Category 14.2.1 (Beer and malt beverages), the entry for E 246 (Glycolipids) is inserted after the entry for E 220 – 228:

‘E 246

Glycolipids

50

only alcohol free beer and malt beverages’

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 243:

‘ E 246 glycolipids

Synonyms

Definition

The naturally occurring glycolipids are obtained by a fermentation process using the wild type strain MUCL 53181 of the fungus Dacryopinax spathularia (edible sweet osmanthus ear mushroom). Glucose is used as a carbon source. The solvent-free downstream process includes filtration and microfiltration to remove microbial cells, precipitation and washing with buffered water to purify. The product is pasteurized and spray-dried. The production process does not chemically modify the glycolipids or change their innate composition.

CAS number

2205009-17-0

Chemical name

Glycolipids from Dacryopinax spathularia

Assay

Not less than 93 % total glycolipid content on the dried basis.

Description

Beige to light brown powder, weak characteristic odour

Identification

Solubility

Complies (10 g/l in water)

pH

Between 5,0 and 7,0 (10 g/l in water)

Turbidity

Not more than 28 NTU (10 g/l in water)

Purity

Water content

Not more than 5 % (Karl Fischer Method)

Protein

Not more than 3 % (factor N x 6,25)

Fat

Not more than 2 % (gravimetric)

Sodium

Not more than 3,3 %

Arsenic

Not more than 1 mg/kg

Lead

Not more than 0,7 mg/kg

Cadmium

Not more than 0,1 mg/kg

Mercury

Not more than 0,1 mg/kg

Nickel

Not more than 2 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria

Total aerobic count

Not more than 100 colonies per gram

Yeast and moulds

Not more than 10 colonies per gram

Coliforms

Not more than 3 MPN per gram

Salmonella spp.

Absent in 25 g’