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Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2013 of 28 August 2013 amending Annexes II and III 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 Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2013 of 28 August 2013 amending Annexes II and III 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 Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2013 of 28 August 2013 amending Annexes II and III 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 Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic Text with EEA relevance
OJ L 230, 29.8.2013, p. 7–11
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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29.8.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 230/7 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 817/2013
of 28 August 2013
amending Annexes II and III 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 Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3), Article 14 and Article 30(5) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
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Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use. |
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Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, flavourings, nutrients and their conditions of use. |
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (3) lays down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. |
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Those lists and the specifications may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application. |
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An application for authorisation of the use of Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic as an emulsifier in certain food categories and in flavourings was submitted on 12 November 2007 and has been made available to the Member States. |
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The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the safety of octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic, as emulsifier to be added to flavourings and certain other foodstuffs and expressed its opinion on 11 March 2010 (4). The Authority concluded that, based on the results of the available studies, the information on gum acacia itself and on other Octenyl succinic acid modified starches, the use of octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic as an emulsifier in foods at the proposed uses and use levels is not of a safety concern. |
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There is a technological need to use Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic as an emulsifier in certain foodstuffs as well as an emulsifier in flavouring-oil emulsions which are added to a variety of foodstuffs as it has improved properties compared to existing emulsifiers. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the use of octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic in the food categories applied for and to assign number E 423 to that food additive. |
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The specifications for Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic should be included in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 when it is included in the Union lists of food additives laid down in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 for the first time. |
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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 are 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 August 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
(4) EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1539.
ANNEX I
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Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:
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Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows: In Part 4 ‘Food additives including carriers in food flavourings’, the following entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 416:
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ANNEX II
In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following entry is inserted after the specifications for food additive E 422:
‘E 423 OCTENYL SUCCINIC ACID MODIFIED GUM ARABIC
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Synonyms |
Gum arabic hydrogen octenylbutandioate; Gum arabic hydrogen octenylsuccinate; OSA modified gum arabic; OSA modified gum acacia |
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Definition |
Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic is produced by esterifying gum arabic (Acacia seyal), or gum arabic (Acacia senegal) in aqueous solution with not more than 3 % of octenyl succinic acid anhydride. It is subsequently spray dried. |
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Chemical name |
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Chemical formula |
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Weight Average Molecular Weight |
Fraction (i): 3,105 g/mol Fraction (ii) 1,106 g/mol |
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Assay |
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Description |
Off-white to light tan, free flowing powder |
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Identification |
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Viscosity of a 5 % solution at 25 °C |
Not more than 30 mPa.s. |
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Precipitation reaction |
Forms flocculent precipitate in lead sub-acetate solution (TS) |
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Solubility |
Freely soluble in water; insoluble in ethanol |
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pH for a 5 % aqueous solution |
3,5 to 6,5 |
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Purity |
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Loss on drying |
Not more than 15 % (105 °C, 5 h) |
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Degree of esterification |
Not more than 0,6 % |
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Total ash |
Not more than 10 % (530 °C) |
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Acid-insoluble ash |
Not more than 0,5 % |
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Water insoluble matter |
Not more than 1,0 % |
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Test for starch or dextrine |
Boil a 1 in 50 aqueous solution of the sample, add about 0,1 ml iodine TS. No bluish or reddish colour should be produced. |
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Test for tannin-bearing gums |
To 10 ml of a 1 in 50 aqueous solution of the sample add about 0,1 ml ferric chloride TS. No blackish coloration or blackish precipitate should be formed. |
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Residual octenyl succinic acid |
Not more than 0,3 % |
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Lead |
Not more than 2 mg/kg |
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Microbiological criteria |
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Salmonella sp. |
Absent in 25 g |
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Escherichia coli |
Absent in 1 g’ |