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9.11.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
310/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1050/2012
of 8 November 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards Polyglycitol syrup
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council with regard to the use
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of polyglycitol syrup in several food categories ( 5 ).
Union,
Therefore specifications should be adopted for that
food additive.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the
(3) It
is
necessary
to
take
into
account
the
specifications
and
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
analytical techniques for additives as proposed by the
2008 on food additives ( 1 ), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the
(4) Regulation
(EU)
No
231/2012
should
therefore
be
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
amended accordingly.
2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for
food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings ( 2 ), and in
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
particular Article 7(5) thereof,
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, and
Whereas:
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has
opposed them,
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
231/2012
( 3 ) lays down
specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
Article 1
(2) The
European
Food
Safety
Authority
(‘the
Authority’) The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in
expressed its opinion on the safety of Polyglycitol
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
syrup by considering the specifications proposed by the
applicant on 24 November 2009 as a food additive ( 4 ).
Article 2
That food additive has subsequently been authorised on
the basis of specific uses and has been allocated the
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
number E 964 by Commission Regulation (EU)
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
No 1049/2012 of 8 November 2012 amending Annex
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2012.
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.
( 3 ) OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1.
( 4 ) EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food
(ANS); Scientific Opinion on the use of Polyglycitol Syrup as a food
additive on request from the European Commission. EFSA Journal
2009; 7(12):1413.
( 5 ) See page 41 of this Official Journal.

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Official Journal of the European Union
9.11.2012
ANNEX
In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 the following entry for E 964 is inserted after the entry for E 962:
‘E 964 POLYGLYCITOL SYRUP
Synonyms Hydrogenated
starch
hydrolysate,
hydrogenated
glucose
syrup
and
polyglucitol
Definition
A mixture consisting mainly of maltitol and sorbitol and lesser amounts of hydro
genated oligo- and polysaccharides and maltrotriitol. It is manufactured by the
catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of starch hydrolysates consisting of glucose,
maltose and higher glucose polymers, similar to the catalytic hydrogenation process
used for the manufacture of maltitol syrup. The resulting syrup is desalted by ion
exchange and concentrated to the desired level.
Einecs
Chemical name Sorbitol:
D-glucitol
Maltitol: (α)-D-Glucopyranosyl-1,4-D-glucitol
Chemical formula Sorbitol:
C 6 H 14 O 6
Maltitol: C 12 H 24 O 11
Molecular weight Sorbitol:
182,2
Maltitol: 344,3
Assay Content
not
less
than
99
%
of
total
hydrogenated
saccharides
on
the
anhydrous
basis, not less than 50 % higher molecular weight polyols, not more than 50 % of
maltitol and not more than 20 % of sorbitol on the anhydrous basis.
Description Colourless
and
odourless
clear
viscous
liquid
Identification
Solubility Very
soluble
in
water
and
slightly
soluble
in
ethanol
Test for maltitol Passes
test
Test for sorbitol
To 5 g of the sample add 7 ml of methanol, 1 ml of benzaldehyde and 1 ml of
hydrochloric acid. Mix and shake in a mechanical shaker until crystals appear. Filter
the crystals and dissolve in 20 ml of boiling water containing 1 g of sodium
bicarbonate. Filter the crystals, wash with 5 ml of a water-methanol mixture (1
in 2) and dry in the air. The crystals of the monobenzylidine derivative of sorbitol
so obtained melt between 173 and 179 °C.
Purity
Water content Not
more
than
31
%
(Karl
Fischer
method)
Chlorides Not
more
than
50
mg/kg
Sulphates Not
more
than
100
mg/kg
Reducing sugars Not
more
than
0,3
%
Nickel Not
more
than
2
mg/kg
Lead Not
more
than
1
mg/kg’

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