Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2210
Food, England
The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (England) Regulations 2013
Made
4th September 2013
Laid before Parliament
10th September 2013
Coming into force
31st October 2013
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a),(e) and (f),17(1) and (2), 26(1), (2)(e) and (f) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and now vested in him ,as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 .
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990, he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference to an Article of or an Annex to any of the EU instruments specified in regulation 2(4) to be construed as a reference to that Article or that Annex as amended from time to time.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety , there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
PART 1Introductory
Title, application and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (England) Regulations 2013, apply in relation to England only and come into force on 31st October 2013.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
...
“Regulation 2065/2003” means Regulation foods ;
“Regulation 1332/2008” means Regulation food enzymes ;
“Regulation 1333/2008” means Regulation food additives , as read with —
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation food additives ,
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 amending Annex III to Regulation food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients , and
Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation
“Regulation 1334/2008” means Regulation food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods , as read with Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 on transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation
“authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing, either generally or specially, by a food authority to act in matters arising under these Regulations;
“food authority” has the meaning given by section 5 of the Act except that it does not include the appropriate Treasurer of the Inner Temple and Middle Temple;
“the assimilated Regulations” means Regulation 2065/2003, Regulation 1332/2008, Regulation 1333/2008 and Regulation 1334/2008.
(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the ... instruments listed in paragraph (4) have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in those instruments.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an Article of or Annex to any of the ... instruments listed in paragraph (4) is a reference to that Article or Annex as amended from time to time.
(4) The instruments areRegulation 2065/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings , Regulation 1332/2008, Regulation 1333/2008 and Regulation 1334/2008.
(5) Where any functions under the Act are assigned —
(a)by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 , to a port health authority;
(b)by an order under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 , to a joint board for a united district; or
(c)by an order under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1985 , to a single authority for a metropolitan county,
any reference in these Regulations to a food authority is to be construed, so far as relating to those functions, as a reference to the authority to which they are so assigned.
PART 2Food additives, flavourings and enzymes
Offence of contravening EU requirements on food additives
3. Any person who contravenes, or who uses or places on the market a product that fails to comply with, any of the provisions of Regulation 1333/2008 specified in the first column of Table 1 of Schedule 1, as read with transitional measures contained in or to be read with that Regulation, commits an offence.
Offence of contravening EU requirements on flavourings, including smoke flavourings
4. Any person who contravenes, or who uses or places on the market a product which fails to comply with, any of the provisions of Regulation 1334/2008 specified in the first column of Table 1 of Schedule 2, as read with Article 4 (flavouring substances under evaluation) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances provided for by Regulation Regulation 1334/2008, commits an offence.
5. Any person who contravenes, or who uses or places on the market a product which fails to comply with, any of the provisions of Regulation 2065/2003 specified in the first column of Table 1 of Schedule 3, as read with Article 20 (transitional measures), commits an offence.
Offence of contravening EU requirements on food enzymes
6. Any person who contravenes, or who uses or places on the market a product which fails to comply with, any of the provisions of Regulation 1332/2008 specified in the first column of Table 1 of Schedule 4, as read with Articles 18 and 24 (transitional measures), commits an offence.
Compliance notices
7.—(1) If an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any person has not complied with, is not complying with, or is not likely to comply with —
(a)any EU provision specified in the first column of Table 2 of Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4; or
(b)regulation 13(2),
the officer may serve a compliance notice on that person.
(2) A compliance notice must state —
(a)the steps the person must take;
(b)the date and, if appropriate, the time by which each step must be taken;
(c)the reason for the service of the notice and for the steps required to be taken;
(d)that a failure to comply with the notice is an offence; and
(e)the details of the right to appeal against the notice under regulation 8.
(3) An authorised officer may serve a notice on a person withdrawing, varying or suspending a compliance notice.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with a compliance notice served on them commits an offence.
Appeal against a compliance notice
8.—(1) Any person served with a compliance notice may appeal against that notice to a magistrates' court.
(2) The procedure on appeal to a magistrates' court under paragraph (1) shall be by way of complaint for an order, and the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 shall apply to the proceedings.
(3) The period within which an appeal under paragraph (1) may be brought shall be one month from the date on which the compliance notice was served on the person wishing to appeal and the making of a complaint for an order shall be deemed for the purposes of this paragraph to be the bringing of the appeal.
(4) A compliance notice is not suspended pending an appeal unless —
(a)an authorised officer suspends it under regulation 7(3); or
(b)the court directs that it be suspended.
(5) The court may —
(a)confirm the notice or any requirement contained in it;
(b)vary the notice or any requirement contained in it; or
(c)revoke the notice or any requirement contained in it.
PART 3Extraction solvents
Controls on extraction solvents
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10. The provisions of this Part do not apply to any extraction solvent —
(a)used in the production of any food additives, vitamins or any other nutritional additives, unless such food additives, vitamins or other nutritional additives are listed in Schedule 6 ; or
(b)intended for export outside Great Britain .
11. In this Part “permitted extraction solvent” means —
(a)an extraction solvent that —
(i)is listed in Schedule 6 ,
(ii)is used in accordance with the conditions of use and within any maximum residue limits specified in Schedule 6 ,
(iii)does not contain a toxicologically dangerous amount of any element or substance, and
(iv)subject to any exceptions deriving from specific purity criteria, does not contain more than 1 mg/kg of arsenic or more than 1 mg/kg lead, ...
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(b)water to which substances regulating acidity or alkalinity may have been added; or
(c)foodsubstances which possess solvent properties.
12. No person may use as an extraction solvent in the production of food any extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent.
13.—(1) No person may place on the market —
(a)an extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent; or
(b)any food having in it or on it an added extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent.
(2) No person may place on the market an extraction solvent that does not meet the requirements of regulation 14.
14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following information must appear on the packaging, container or label —
(a)the commercial name as indicated in Schedule 6 ;
(b)a clear indication that the material is of a quality suitable for use for the extraction of food or food ingredients;
(c)a reference by which the batch or lot may be identified;
(d)the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packer or of a seller established in the United Kingdom ;
(e)the net quantity given as units of volume; and
(f)if necessary, the special storage conditions or conditions of use.
(2) The particulars specified in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of paragraph (1) may alternatively appear on the trade documents relating to the batch or lot which are to be supplied with, or prior to, the delivery.
(3) The information specified in paragraph (1) must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.
(4) The information specified in paragraph (1) may be provided in more than one language, but at least one of those languages must be easily understood by the purchaser unless other measures have been taken to ensure that the purchaser is informed of the specified information.
PART 4Administration and enforcement
Competent authorities
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Enforcement authorities
16. It is the duty of each food authority within its area or district to execute and enforce these Regulations and the assimilated Regulations.
Offences and penalties
17.—(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 12 or 13(1) commits an offence.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under regulation 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(4) or 17(1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Condemnation of food
18. Where any food is certified by a food analyst as being food which it is an offence to place on the market, that food shall be treated for the purposes of section 9 of the Act (under which food may be seized and destroyed under an order of a justice of the peace) as failing to comply with food safety requirements.
Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990
19.—(1) The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part of it is to be construed as a reference to these Regulations —
(a)section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
(b)section 21 (defence of due diligence) with the modification that —
(i)subsections (2) to (4) shall apply in relation to an offence under regulation 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(4) or 17(1) as they apply in relation to an offence under section 14 or 15, and
(ii)in subsection (4) the references to “sale” are deemed to include references to “placing on the market”;
(c)section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
(d)section 35(1) (punishment of offences) , in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by paragraph (2)(b);
(e)section 35(2) and (3) , in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by paragraph (2)(c);
(f)section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and
(g)section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships) .
(2) The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act is to be construed as including a reference to the assimilated Regulations and these Regulations —
(a)section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption) with the modification that the references to “sold” and “sale” are deemed to include references to “placed on the market” and “placing on the market” respectively;
(b)section 33(1) (obstruction etc. of officers);
(c)section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above” is deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub-paragraph (b); and
(d)section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).
(3) Section 34 of the Act (time limit for prosecutions) applies to offences under these Regulations as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2) of the Act.
PART 5General
Consequential and other amendments
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Revocations
21. The instruments listed in the first column of Schedule 5 are revoked to the extent specified in the second column.
Review
22.—(1) The Food Standards Agency must from time to time —
(a)carry out a review of the operation and effect of regulations 2 to 19;
(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
(c)publish the report.
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(3) The report must in particular —
(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;
(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if they do, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.
Transitional provisions: withdrawal from the EU
23.—(1)An authorised officer must not serve on a person a compliance notice relating to a failure to comply with regulation 13(2) if—
(a)a product does not comply with regulation 14(1)(d);
(b)the compliance notice would relate to a product that was placed on the market before 1 January 2024; and
(c)the matter constituting the alleged failure to comply would not have constituted a failure to comply with these Regulations as they applied immediately before IP completion day.
(2)In this regulation, “compliance notice” means a compliance notice pursuant to regulation 7.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Anna Soubry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
Regulations 3 and 7
SCHEDULE 1Specified provisions of Regulation 1333/2008
Table 1
| Provision of Regulation 1333/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 4.1 (as read with Articles 11.3 and 11.4, 12, 13.2 and 18.1(a), 18.2 and 18.3) | Requirement that only food additives included in the list in Annex II to Regulation 1333/2008 be placed on the market as such and that they be used in accordance with any conditions specified in those Articles and that Annex. |
| Article 4.2 (as read with Articles 12, 13.2 and 18.3) | Requirement that only food additives included in the list in Annex III to Regulation 1333/2008 may be used in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients and under the conditions of use specified in that Annex. |
| Article 4.5 | Requirement that food additives comply with the specifications referred to in Article 14 of Regulation 1333/2008. |
| Article 5 | Prohibition on placing on the market of food additives or food containing food additives if the use of the food additive does not comply with Regulation 1333/2008. |
| Article 11.2 | Requirement to use food additives in accordance with the quantum satis principle where no maximum numerical level fixed for the additive concerned. |
| Article 15 | Prohibition on use of food additives in unprocessed foods except where provided for in Annex II to Regulation 1333/2008. |
| Article 16 | Prohibition on use of food additives in foods for infants and young children (including dietary foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes) except where provided for in Annex II to Regulation 1333/2008. |
| Article 17 | Requirement to use only food colours listed in Annex II to Regulation 1333/2008 for the purpose of health marking meat or meat products, decorative colouring of eggshells or stamping of eggshells. |
| Article 18.1(b) (as read with Article 18.2) | Requirement that food additives be present in food to which a food additive, food enzyme or food flavouring has been added, only if the additive is permitted in the additive, enzyme or flavouring under Regulation 1333/2008, has been carried over to the food via the additive, enzyme or flavouring and has no technological function in the final food. |
| Article 18.1(c) (as read with Article 18.2) | Requirement that food additives be present in foods to be used solely in the preparation of a compound food only if the compound food complies with Regulation 1333/2008. |
| Article 18.4 | Requirement that food additives be used as sweeteners in compound foods with no added sugars, energy reduced compound foods with no added sugars, energy reduced compound foods, compound dietary foods intended for low calorie diets, non cariogenic compound foods and compound foods with an increased shelf life only if the sweetener is permitted in any of the ingredients of the compound food. |
| Article 26.1 | Requirement that producers and users of food additives inform the Authority immediately of any new scientific or technical information which might affect the assessment of the safety of the food additive concerned. |
Table 2
| Provision of Regulation 1333/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 21.1 (as read with Article 22) | Requirement that food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer be labelled, in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation 1333/2008, visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly and in English, or in English and Welsh . |
| Article 23.1 (as read with Article 23.2 and 23.5) | Prohibition on marketing of food additives sold singly or mixed with each other and/or other food ingredients and intended for sale to the final consumer unless their packaging contains specified information. |
| Article 23.3 (as read with Article 23.5) | Requirement that the labelling of table-top sweeteners containing polyols and/or aspartame and/or aspartame – acesulfame salt bear specified warnings. |
| Article 23.4 | Requirement that manufacturers of table top sweeteners make available by appropriate means the information necessary to allow safe use by consumers. |
| Article 24.1 (as read with Article 24.2) | Requirement that labelling of the food containing the colours listed in Annex V should contain the additional information specified in that Annex. |
| Article 26.2 | Requirement that producers and users of food additives, at the request of the Authority , inform it of the actual use of the food additive concerned. |
Regulations 4 and 7
SCHEDULE 2Specified provisions of Regulation 1334/2008
Table 1
| Provision of Regulation 1334/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 4 | Requirement that the use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties does not pose a safety risk or mislead the consumer. |
| Article 5 | Prohibition on the placing on the market of non-compliant flavourings or non-compliant food. |
| Article 6.1 (as read with Part A of Annex III) | Prohibition on adding certain specified substances as such in foods. |
| Article 6.2 (as read with Part B of Annex III) | Requirement that certain substances naturally present in flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties should not exceed specified levels in compound foods as a result of the use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties. |
| Article 7.1 (as read with Part A of Annex IV) | Prohibition on the use of certain source materials to produce flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties. |
| Article 7.2 (as read with Part B of Annex IV) | Restrictions on the use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from certain source materials. |
| Article 10 | Restriction on the placing on the market or use of flavourings and source materials that are not included on the domestic list. |
| Article 19.2 | Requirement that a producer or user of an approved flavouring that is prepared by production methods or using starting materials significantly different from those included in the risk assessment must submit the necessary data to the Authority to allow an evaluation with regard to the modified production method or characteristics before marketing the flavouring |
| Article 19.3 | Requirement on food business operators to inform the Authority immediately if they become aware of any new scientific or technical information that might affect the assessment of the safety of a flavouring substance. |
Table 2
| Provision of Regulation 1334/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 14.1 (as read with Articles 15 and 16) | Requirements for the labelling of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer. |
| Article 17 (as read with Articles 15.1(a) and 16) | Requirements for the labelling of flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer. |
Regulations 5 and 7
SCHEDULE 3Specified provisions of Regulation 2065/2003
Table 1
| Provision of Regulation 2065/2003 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 4.2 | Prohibition on marketing a smoke flavouring not on the list of authorised smoke flavourings, or any food in or on which such a smoke flavouring is present |
| Article 4.2 | Prohibition on marketing an authorised smoke flavouring, or any food in or on which such a smoke flavouring is present, otherwise than in accordance with any conditions of use laid down in the authorisation |
| Article 5.1, first subparagraph | Prohibition on using treated wood, unless it can be demonstrated by appropriate certification or documentation that the substance used in treatment does not give rise to potentially toxic substances during combustion |
| Article 5.1, second subparagraph | Requirement to be able to demonstrate by documentation or certification that the prohibition in the first paragraph of Article 5.1 has been observed |
| Article 5.2, first sentence | Requirement to observe conditions in Annex I during production of primary products (primary smoke condensates or primary tar fractions) |
| Article 5.2, second sentence | Prohibition on the use of water-insoluble oily phase during the production of smoke flavourings |
| Article 9.4 | Requirement that an authorisation holder or any other food business operator using an authorised product, or a derived smoke flavouring produced from an authorised product, must comply with any conditions or restrictions attached to the authorisation |
| Article 9.5 | Requirement that an authorisation holder inform the Authority immediately of any new scientific or technical information relating to an authorised product which might influence the assessment of its safety |
Table 2
| Provision of Regulation 2065/2003 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 13.1 | Requirement that food business operators ensure the specified information is transmitted to the receiving food business operator when the product is first placed on the market |
| Article 13.2 | Requirement that following the first placing on the market, on each subsequent occasion that the product is placed on the market, food business operators placing products on the market transmit the information specified in Article 13.1 to the receiving food business operators |
Regulations 6 and 7
SCHEDULE 4Specified provisions of Regulation 1332/2008
Table 1
| Provision of Regulation 1332/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 4 | Requirement that food enzymes may not be placed on the market as such or used in foods unless they appear in the domestic list of authorised enzymes provided for in Article 17 and in accordance with the prescribed specifications and conditions of use. |
| Article 5 | Prohibition on placing on the market of non-compliant food enzymes or foods containing such enzymes which do not comply with Regulation 1332/2008 and its implementing measures. |
| Article 14.1 | Requirement that a producer of user of a food enzyme shall inform the Authority immediately of any new scientific or technical information that might affect its safety assessment. |
| Article 14.2 | Requirement that a producer or user of an approved food enzyme that is prepared by production methods or using starting materials significantly different from those included in the risk assessment must submit the necessary data to the Authority to allow an evaluation with regard to the modified production method or characteristics before marketing the enzyme. |
Table 2
| Provision of Regulation 1332/2008 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 10.1 (as read with Article 11) | Requirements for labelling of food enzymes and preparations not intended for sale to the final consumer. |
| Article 12.1 | Requirements for labelling of food enzymes and preparations intended for sale to the final consumer. |
Regulation 21
SCHEDULE 5Revocations
| Name of instrument | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|
| The Extraction Solvents in Food Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1658) | The whole Regulations |
| The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1440) | The whole Regulations |
| The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2257) | The whole Regulations |
| The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1738) | The whole Regulations |
| The Smoke Flavourings (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/464) | The whole Regulations |
| The Food (Suspension of the Use of E128 Red 2G Food Colour) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2266) | The whole Regulations |
| The Food Enzymes Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3235) | Regulations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(2)(b) and 8 |
| The Food Additives (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3238) | All provisions except regulations 1, 2, 18(4) and 19 |
| The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/258) | The whole Regulations |
| The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1456) | The whole Regulations |
| The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and the Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1155) | The whole Regulations |
| The Flavourings in Food (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2817) | All provisions except regulations 1, 2 and 7. |
Regulations 10, 11 and 14
SCHEDULE6EXTRACTION SOLVENTS WHICH MAY BE USED DURING THE PROCESSING OF RAW MATERIALS, OF FOODSTUFFS, OF FOOD COMPONENTS OR OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
Table 1: Extraction solvents to be used in compliance with good manufacturing practice for all uses
| Name(1) |
|---|
(1) An extraction solvent is considered as being used in compliance with good manufacturing practice if its use results only in the presence of residues or derivatives in technically unavoidable quantities presenting no danger to human health. |
(2) The use of Acetone in the refining of olive-pomace oil is forbidden. |
| Propane |
| Butane |
| Ethyl acetate |
| Ethanol |
| Carbon dioxide |
| Acetone(2) |
| Nitrous oxide |
Table 2: Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
| Name | Conditions of use (summary description of extraction) | Maximum residue limits in the extracted foodstuff or foodingredient |
|---|---|---|
(1) Hexane means a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64 °C and 70 °C. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden. | ||
(2) The level of n-Hexane in this solvent should not exceed 50 mg/kg. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden. | ||
(3) ‘Gelatine’ means natural, soluble protein, gelling or non-gelling, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, hides and skins, tendons and sinews of animals, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. | ||
(4) ‘Collagen’ means the protein-based product derived from animal bones, hides, skins and tendons manufactured in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. | ||
| Hexane (1) | Production or fractionation of fats and oils and production of cocoa butter | 1 mg/kg in the fat or oil or cocoa butter |
| Preparation of defatted protein products and defatted flours | 10 mg/kg in the food containing the defatted protein products and the defatted flours | |
| 30 mg/kg in the defatted soya products as sold to the final consumer | ||
| Preparation of defatted cereal germs | 5 mg/kg in the defatted cereal germs | |
| Methyl acetate | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea |
| Production of sugar from molasses | 1 mg/kg in the sugar | |
| Ethylmethylketone (2) | Fractionation of fats and oils | 5 mg/kg in the fat or oil |
| Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea | |
| Dichloromethane | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 2 mg/kg in the roasted coffee and 5 mg/kg in the tea |
| Methanol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg |
| Propan-2-ol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg |
| Dimethyl ether | Preparation of defatted animal protein products including gelatine(3) | 0.009 mg/kg in the defatted animal protein products including gelatine |
| Preparation of collagen(4) and collagen derivatives, except gelatine | 3 mg/kg in the collagen and collagen derivatives, except gelatine | |
Table 3: Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
| Name | Maximum residue limits in the foodstuff due to the use of extraction solvents in the preparation of flavourings from natural flavouring materials |
|---|---|
| Diethyl ether | 2 mg/kg |
| Hexane (*) | 1 mg/kg |
| Cyclohexane | 1 mg/kg |
| Methyl acetate | 1 mg/kg |
| Butan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| Butan-2-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| Ethylmethylketone (*) | 1 mg/kg |
| Dichloromethane | 0.02 mg/kg |
| Propan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane | 0.02 mg/kg |
| Methanol | 1.5 mg/kg |
| Propan-2-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| * The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden. | |