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Official Journal of the European Union
31.7.2013
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 738/2013
of 30 July 2013
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards the use of certain additives in seaweed based fish roe analogues
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
microbiological stability and the shelf-life of these
products. Additionally requested additives are needed as
stabilisers and antioxidants.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(6) The
seaweed
based
fish
analogues
are
primarily
intended
to be used as garniture or for ornamentation purposes
on dishes, as an alternative to fish roe. The additional
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the
exposure due to the use of these additives would
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
therefore be negligible compared to their use in other
2008 on food additives ( 1 ), and in particular Article 10(3)
foodstuffs and is not liable to have an effect on human
thereof,
health. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the use of
certain colours, sweeteners, antioxidants and stabilisers in
fish roe analogues.
Whereas:
(7) Pursuant
to
Article
3(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1331/2008, the Commission has to seek the opinion
(1) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
lays
down
a
of the European Food Safety Authority in order to
Union list of food additives approved for use in foods
update the Union list of food additives set out in
and their conditions of use.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except
where the update in question is not liable to have an
effect on human health. Since the authorisation of use of
Curcumin (E 100), Riboflavins (E 101), Cochineal,
(2) That
list
may
be
amended
in
accordance
with
the
Carminic acid, Carmines (E 120), Copper complexes of
common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regu
chlorophylls and chlorophyllins (E 141), Plain caramels
lation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament
(E 150a), Vegetable carbon (E 153), Carotenes (E 160a),
and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a
Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin (E 160c), Beta-
common authorisation procedure for food additives, food
apo-8’-carotenal (C 30) (E 160e), Beetroot Red, betanin
enzymes and food flavourings ( 2 ) either on the initiative
(E 162), Anthocyanins (E 163), Titanium dioxide (E 171),
of the Commission or following an application.
Iron oxides and hydroxides (E 172), Extracts of rosemary
(E 392), Phosphoric acid – phosphates – di-, tri- and
polyphosphates (E 338 - 452) and Saccharin and its
Na, K and Ca salts (E 954) in seaweed based fish roe
(3)
An application for the authorisation of the use of several
analogues constitutes an update of that list which is not
additives in seaweed based fish product analogues was
liable to have an effect on human health, it is not
submitted on 1 February 2011 and has been made
necessary to seek the opinion of the European Food
available to the Member States.
Safety Authority.
(4)
Seaweed based fish roe analogues have been developed
(8) Therefore,
Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
from extracts of seaweed, amounting to about 85 % of
should be amended accordingly.
the product. Additional ingredients are water, spices and
authorised additives. Seaweed based fish roe analogues
belong to the food category 04.2.4.1 ‘Fruit and
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
vegetable preparations excluding compote’ according to
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Part D of the Union List of food additives of the Annex II
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has
opposed them,
(5) As
these
products
are
not
visually
appealing,
the
use
of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
certain food colours are needed. The use of sweeteners is
needed to adjust the taste, to mask bitterness and at the
same time to avoid that the use of sugars would limit the
Article 1
( 1 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in
( 2 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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31.7.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
204/33
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, 30 July 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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L 204/34
ANNEX
In Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, food category 04.2.4.1 ‘Fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote’, is amended as follows:
(1) The following entries are inserted in numerical order:
‘E 100 Curcumin 50 Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
EN

E 101 Riboflavins quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 120 Cochineal,
Carminic
acid,
Carmines 100 Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 141 Copper
complexes
of
chlorophylls
and
quantum satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
chlorophyllins
E 150a Plain
caramels quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
Off
E 153 Vegetable
carbon quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
icial
E 160a Carotenes quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
Jour
E 160c Paprika
extract,
capsanthin, quantum satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
nal
capsorubin
of
the
E 160e Beta-apo-8’-carotenal
(C
30) 100 Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
European
E 162 Beetroot
Red,
betanin quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 163 Anthocyanins quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
Union
E 171 Titanium
dioxide quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 172 Iron
oxides
and
hydroxides quantum
satis Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 338 - 452 Phosphoric
acid
–
phosphates
–
di-,
tri-
and
1 000 (1)
(4) Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
polyphosphates
E 392 Extracts
of
rosemary 200 (46) Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues
E 954
Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts 50 (52) Only
seaweed
based
fish
roe
analogues’
(2) The following footnote is inserted after footnote 34:
‘(46) As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid’
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