Article 1
Open ↗Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Source
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/440 of 28 February 2023 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 carbomer in food supplements (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/440 of 28 February 2023 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 carbomer in food supplements (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
Open ↗The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Open ↗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
Open ↗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 entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 1209: ‘E 1210 Carbomer’ (b) Part E is amended as follows: (1) in food category 17.1 ‘Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, the following entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 1209: ‘E 1210 Carbomer 200 000 ’ (2) in food category 17.2 ‘Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, the following entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 969: ‘E 1210 Carbomer 30 000 ’
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX II In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 the following entry is inserted after the entry for E 1209: ‘ E 1210 CARBOMER Synonyms carbomer, carboxypolymethylene; carbomer homopolymer Definition High-molecular mass polymers obtained by polymerisation of acrylic acid and crosslinking with allyl pentaerythritol. The polymers are synthesised in ethyl acetate using a peroxide to initiate free-radical polymerisation. CAS No 9007-20-9 (primary CAS), 9003-01-4 (secondary CAS) Chemical name Carbomer homopolymer, allyl pentaerythritol cross-linked Chemical formula -(CH 2 -CH) m -( XM ) p COOH m: number of monomer units; XM: crosslinker, p: number of crosslinker units, with m >> p Weight average molecular weight Assay Carboxylic acid content not less than 56 % and not more than 68 % (on dried substance) Description White or almost white, fluffy, hygroscopic powder or granules Identification Attenuated total reflective infra-red spectroscopy Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Characteristic of the compound Viscosity (Brookfield viscosimetry, 20 rpm) 25 °C Type B Type A Type A 29 400 -39 400 mPa.s 4 000 -11 000 mPa.s Physical form powder powder granules Pass through 40 mesh, % 425 μm - - 95 min Pass through 100 mesh, % 150 μm - - 10 max Solubility Insoluble in water. Water-swellable and forms hydrogels in aqueous dispersions. Purity Residual monomers Acrylic acid not more than 100 mg/kg Residual crosslinker tri and tetra-allyl pentaerythritol not more than 1 000 mg/kg Residual solvant Ethyl acetate not more than 0,5 % w/w 2-ethylhexanol not more than 100 mg/kg 2-ethylhexylacetate not more than 100 mg/kg Lower molecular weight fraction < 1 000 Da Not more than 0,75 % w/w Loss on drying Not more than 2 % Sulphated ashes Not more than 2,5 %’
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