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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1092/2014
of 16 October 2014
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards the use of sweeteners in certain fruit or vegetable spreads
(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),
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)
The Union list of food additives may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) either on the
initiative of the Commission or following an application.
(3)
On 24 April 2014 an application was submitted for authorisation of the use of sweeteners in all products
belonging to sub food category 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’ of Annex II to Regulation (EC)
No 1333/2008. That category includes fruit or vegetable spreads similar to jams, jellies and marmalades as
defined by Council Directive 2001/113/EC (3). The application was subsequently made available to the Member
States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.
(4)
Council Directive 2001/113/EC describes and defines jams, jellies and marmalades. Fruit or vegetable spreads,
similar to jams, jellies and marmalades, which fall within sub food category 04.2.5.3, may contain ingredients
other than those listed in Annex II to Directive 2001/113/EC (e.g. vitamins, minerals and flavourings).
(5)
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises the use of sweeteners Aspartame (E 951), Neotame
(E 961) and Salt of aspartame-acesulfame (E 962) in energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades, as well as in
other similar fruit spreads as dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads that are energy-reduced or with no added sugar.
(6)
An extension of use of those sweeteners to all other energy-reduced similar fruit or vegetable spreads will allow
their use in a similar way as in energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades.
(7)
As fruit or vegetable spreads are used as an alternative to jams, jellies and marmalades, the use of sweeteners in
those spreads will not lead to an additional exposure of the consumer and therefore is not of safety concern.
(8)
Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the Euro­
pean Food Safety Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation
(EC) No 1333/2008, except where such update is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the exten­
sion of use of Aspartame (E 951), Neotame (E 961) and Salt of aspartame-acesulfame (E 962) to all other energyreduced similar fruit or vegetable spreads constitutes an update of that list which is not liable to have an effect on
human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority.
(9)
Therefore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(10)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
(1) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisa­
tion procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
(3) Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée
intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 67).
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is 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, 16 October 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
In Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in sub food category 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’, the entries for E 951, E 961 and E 962 are replaced by the
following:
Aspartame
E 961
Neotame
E 962
Salt of aspartame-acesulfame
1 000
only energy-reduced fruit or vegetable spreads and dried-fruit-based sandwich
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
32
only energy-reduced fruit or vegetable spreads and dried-fruit-based sandwich
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
1 000
(11)b (49) (50)
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‘E 951
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only energy-reduced fruit or vegetable spreads and dried-fruit-based sandwich
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar’
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