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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/..
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amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain food additives in food supplements for infants and young children
(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)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:
(1)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.
(2)That list 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.
(3)Several Member States have informed the Commission of the need to authorise the use of certain food additives for food supplements for infants and young children. Therefore, the Commission should take initiative to authorise the use of certain food additives in food supplements for infants and young children and create a separate food category for this type of food supplements in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1333/2008.
(4)The food categories within the food categorisation system, basis of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1333/2008, are created with the sole purpose of listing the authorised additives and their conditions of use. Taking into account the specificity of both food category (food supplements) and age group (for infants and young children)[3] that system needs to be adapted.
(5)According to Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements[4], substances may be added as ingredients in food supplements. Such substances may include vitamins, minerals and certain other categories of nutrients.
(6)Several Member States endorse the intake of certain vitamins and minerals formulated as food supplements for reasons dictated by public health considerations, namely to improve the nutritional status of the population or specific population groups and/or tackle possible deficiencies in dietary intakes of vitamins or minerals.
(7)[add recitals on the technological need for every food additive to be authorised].
(8)The Scientific Committee for Food considered it prudent that the number and amount of additives used in food for infants and young children should be kept at the minimum necessary.[5]
(9)Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
(10)As a result/In addition, only those additives for which their safety has been considered either by the Scientific Committee for Food or by the European Food Safety Authority will be authorised for use in food supplements for infants and young children.
(11)the use of additives in food supplements for infants and young children should be restricted to the onesfor which intake is advised by the Member States' national health authorities.
(12)the opinion of EFSA/SCF for each food additive to be authorised and put the references in footnotes. As there are stricter rules for infants and young children you should have specific EFSA/SCF references that cover the use by infants and young children. If a certain FA is already allowed for use for infants and young children in another provision, you may refer to that use and its justification.]Therefore, the proposed use and use levels of those additives in food supplements for infants and young children is not liable to have an effect on human health[AAP1].
(13)Following all the above, it is appropriate to authorise the use of FA as a xxx in food supplements for infants and young children.
(14)Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(15)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008is 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
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ANNEX
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) Part D, Food Categories, is amended as follows:
(a) the entry for food category 17. 'Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) excluding food supplements for infants and young children' is replaced by the following:
'17 / Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council'(b) the entry for food category 17.1 'Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms' is replaced by the following:
'17.1 / Food supplements, excluding those for infants and young children, supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms'(c) the entry for food category 17.2 'Food supplements supplied in a liquid form' is replaced by the following:
'17.2 / Food supplements, excluding those for infants and young children, supplied in a liquid form'(d) the entry for food category 17.3 'Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form' is replaced by the following:
'17.3 / Food supplements, excluding those for infants and young children, in a syrup-type or chewable form'(e) the following entry for food category 17.4is inserted after the entry for food category 17.3 'Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form':
'17.4 / Food supplements (as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) for infants and young children'(2)Part E, food category 17. is amended as follows:
(a) the following entries for "Food supplements (as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC) for infants and young children" are insertedafter the entry for 17.3 'Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form':
' / List of FA / The use of restrictions and/or exceptions is a possibility!e.g. only to vitamin D
e.g. only food supplemments intended for infants of the age above 6 months
e.g. only food supplemments …
etc
E 307, E 325, E 330, E 331, E 332, E 333, E 338, E 340, E 410, E472c and E 1450 shall be used in conformity with the limits set in the Annexes to Directive 2006/141/EC
E 163 / Anthocyanins / Food colours authorised at quantum satis
E 170 / Calcium carbonate / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
E 260 / Acetic acid / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
E 270 / Lactic acid / quantum satis / only L(+)-form
E 296 / Malic acid / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment, L(+)-form only
E 300 / L-ascorbic acid / 200 / 300 / (18) / only fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks and baby foods
only fruit — and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods
E 301 / Sodium L-ascorbate / 200 / 300 / (18) / only fat-containing cereal-based foods
only fruit — and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods
E 302 / Calcium L-ascorbate / 200/ 300 / (18) / only fat-containing cereal-based foods
only fruit — and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods
E 304(i) / L-ascorbyl palmitate / 10 / 100 / (19) / only fat-containing cereal-based foods
E 306 / Tocopherol-rich extract / 10 / 100 / (16)(19) / only fat-containing cereal-based foods
E 307 / Alpha-tocopherol / 10 / 100 / (16)(19)
E 308 / Gamma-tocopherol / 10 / 100 / (16)(19)
E 309 / Delta-tocopherol / 10 / 100 / (16)(19)
E 322 / Lecithins / 1 000 / 10 000 / (14) / only biscuits and rusks, cereal-based foods, baby foods
E 327 / Calcium lactate / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment, L(+)-form only
E 330 / Citric acid / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
E 331 / Sodium citrates / 2 000
quantum satis / (43) / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
E 333 / Calcium citrates / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
only low sugar fruit-based products
E 334 / Tartaric acid (L(+)-) / 5 000 / (42) / only L(+)-form; only biscuits and rusks and baby foods
E 339 / Sodium phosphates / 1 000 / (1) (4) (15) (20) / only cereals
E 340 / Potassium phosphates / 1 000 / (1) (4) (15)(20) / only cereals
E 341 / Calcium phosphates / 1 000 / (4) (20) / only cereals
only in fruit-based desserts
E 400 / Alginic acid / 500 / (23) / only desserts and puddings
E 401 / Sodium alginate / 500 / 1 000 / (23) / only desserts and puddings
From four months onwards in special food products with adapted composition, required for metabolic disorders and for general tube-feeding
E 407 / Carrageenan / 300 / (17)
E 410 / Locust bean gum / 1 000/10 000
20 000 / (17)(21) / only processed cereal-based foods and baby food
only gluten-free cereal-based foods
From birth onwards in products for reduction of gastro-oesophageal reflux
E 412 / Guar gum / 1 000/10 000
20 000 / (17)(21) / only where the liquid product contains partially hydrolysed proteins
only processed cereal-based foods and baby food
only gluten-free cereal-based foods
From birth onwards in products in liquid formulae containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids
E 414 / Gum arabic (acacia gum) / 10 000 / 20 000 / (21) / only processed cereal-based foods and baby
only gluten-free cereal-based foods
E 415 / Xanthan gum / 10 000 / 20 000
1 200 / (21) / only processed cereal-based foods and baby
only gluten-free cereal-based foods
From birth onwards for use in products based on amino acids or peptides for use with patients who have problems with impairment of the gastrointestinal tract, protein mal-absorption or inborn errors of metabolism
E 440 / Pectins / 5 000/ 10 000
20 000 / (21) / only acidified follow-on formulae
only processed cereal-based foods and baby
only gluten-free cereal-based foods
From birth onwards in products used in case of gastro-intestinal disorders
E 450 / Diphosphates / 5 000 / (4) (42) / only biscuits and rusks
E 460 / Cellulose / quantum satis
E 462 / Ethyl cellulose / quantum satis
E 465 / Ethyl methylcellulose / quantum satis
E 466 / Carboxy methyl cellulose / 10 000 / From birth onwards in products for the dietary management of metabolic disorders
E 470 / salts of fatty acids / quantum satis
NOT INCLUDED / E 471 / Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids / 4 000 / 5 000 / (14) (22) / only biscuits and rusks, cereal-based foods,
From birth onwards in specialised diets, particularly those devoid of proteins
13.1.1 + 13.1.2 - E 332, 338, 472c, / E 473 / Sucrose esters of fatty acids / 120 / (14) / only products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids
13.1.3 – E 261, 262, 263, 325, 326, 332, 335, 336, 338, 354, 402, 404, 472a/b/c, 501, 503, 507, 526, 575, 920, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1420, 1422, / E 500 / Sodium carbonates / quantum satis / only as rising agent
13.1.4 – E 332, 338, 472 c, 501, 503, 507, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1420, 1422, / E 524 / Sodium hydroxide / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
13.1.5 – E 332, 338, 405, 472c, 473, 501, 507, 526, / E 525 / Potassium hydroxide / quantum satis / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment
E 551 / Silicon dioxide / 2 000 / only Dry cereals
E 903 / Carnauba wax / … / glazing agent
E 953 / Isomalt / Quantum satis (for purpose other than sweetening)
E 967 / Xylitol / Quantum satis (for purpose other than sweetening)
E 1201 / Polyvinylpyrrolidone / quantum satis
E 1404 / Oxidized starch / 50 000 / only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods
TOTAL FA: 39 / E 1450 / Starch sodium octenyl succinate / 50 000 / 20 000 / only processed cereal-based foods and baby
PLEASE START HERE / E xxx
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[1]OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
[2]OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
[3]'infants' means children under the age of 12 months; ‘young children’ means children aged between one and three years.
[4]OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51.
[5]Opinion on the applicability of the ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake) for food additives to infants (expressed on 17/09/1998).
[AAP1]sentence only applicable for those FA already approved under FC 13.1