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Document 32001L0052
Commission Directive 2001/52/EC of 3 July 2001 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
Id-Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2001/52/KE tat-3 ta' Lulju 2001 li temenda d-Direttiva 95/31/KE li tistabbilixxi l-kriterji speċifiċi tal-purità ta' sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel (Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE)
Id-Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2001/52/KE tat-3 ta' Lulju 2001 li temenda d-Direttiva 95/31/KE li tistabbilixxi l-kriterji speċifiċi tal-purità ta' sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel (Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE)
ĠU L 190, 12.7.2001, p. 18–20
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV) Dan id-dokument ġie ppubblikat f’edizzjoni(jiet) speċjali
(CS, ET, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, SK, SL, BG, RO)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 17/07/2008
Official Journal L 190 , 12/07/2001 P. 0018 - 0020
Id-Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2001/52/KE tat-3 ta' Lulju 2001 li temenda d-Direttiva 95/31/KE li tistabbilixxi l-kriterji speċifiċi tal-purità ta' sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel (Test b'rilevanza għaż-ŻEE) IL-KUMMISSJONI TAL-KOMUNITAJIET EWROPEJ, Wara li kkunsidrat it-Trattat li jistabbilixxi il-Komunità Ewropea, Wara li kkunsidrat id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 89/107/KEE tal-21 ta' Diċembru 1988 dwar l-approssimazzjoni tal-liġijiet ta' l-Istati Membri dwar l-addittivi ta' l-ikel awtorizzati għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel li hu maħsuba għall-konsum mill-bniedem [1], kif emendata bid-Direttiva 94/34/KE [2] tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 3(3)(a) tagħha, Wara li kkonsultat lill-Kumitat Xjentifiku dwar l-Ikel, Billi: (1) Id-Direttiva 94/35/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tat-30 ta' Ġunju 1994 dwar is-sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel [3], kif emendata bid-Direttiva 96/83/KE [4], telenka dawk is-sustanzi li jistgħu jintużaw bħala sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa fl-oġġetti ta' l-ikel. (2) Id-Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 95/31/KE tal-5 ta' Lulju 1995 li tistabbilixxi l-kriterji speċifiċi tal-purità ta' sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa għall-użu f'oġġetti ta' l-ikel [5], kif emendata l-aħħar bid-Direttiva 2000/51/KE [6], tistabbilixxi l-kriterji ta' purità għas-sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa imsemmija fid-Direttiva 94/35/KE. (3) Huwa meħtieġ, fid-dawl tal-progress tekniku, li jiġu emendati l-kriterji ta' purità stabbiliti fid-Direttiva 95/31/KE għall-'mannitol (E 421) u l-"acesulfme K" (E 950). (4) Huwa meħtieġ li wieħed iqis l-ispeċifikazzjonijiet u l-metodi ta' teknika analitiċi għas-sustanzi li jagħtu ħlewwa kif stabbiliti fil-Codex alimentarius mill-Kumitat ta' Esperti Konġunt tal-FAO/WHO dwar l-Addittivi ta' l-Ikel (JECFA) (5) Għaldaqstant huwa meħtieġ li wieħed jadatta d-Direttiva 95/31/KE. (6) Il-miżuri previsti f'din id-Direttiva huma skond l-opinjoni tal-Kumitat Permanenti dwar l-Oġġetti ta' l-Ikel. ADOTTAT DIN ID-DIRETTIVA: L-Artikolu 1 Fl-Anness tad-Direttiva 95/31/KE, it-test li jirrigwarda l-E 421 mannitol u l-E 950 acesulfame K għandu jiġi sostitwit bit-test ta' l-Anness ta' din id-Direttiva. L-Artikolu 2 L-Istati Membri għandhom idaħħlu fis-seħħ il-liġijiet, ir-regolamenti u d-dispożizzjonijiet amministrattivi meħtieġa sabiex jikkonformaw ma' din id-Direttiva sa l-aktar tard it-30 ta' Ġunju 2002. Huma għandhom jinfurmaw b'dan lill-Kummissjoni minnufih. Meta l-Istati Membri jadottaw dawn id-dispożizzjonijiet, huma għandhom ikollhom referenza għal din id-Direttiva jew għandhom ikunu akkumpanjati b'tali referenza fl-okkażjoni tal-pubblikazzjoni uffiċjali tagħhom. L-Istati Membri għandhom jistabbilixxu kif għandha ssir din ir-referenza. L-Artikolu 3 Din id-Direttiva għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-għoxrin jum wara l-pubblikazzjoni tagħha fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej. L-Artikolu 4 Din id-Direttiva hija ndirizzata lill-Istati Membri. Magħmula fi Brussel, fit-3 ta' Lulju 2001. Għall-Kummissjoni David Byrne Membru tal-Kummissjoni [1] ĠU L 40, tal-11.2.1989, p. 27. [2] ĠU L 237, ta' l-10.9.1994, p. 1. [3] ĠU L 237, ta' l-10.9.1994, p. 3. [4] ĠU L 48, tad-19.2.1997, p. 16. [5] ĠU L 178, tat-28.7.1995, p. 1. [6] ĠU L 198, ta' l-4.8.2000, p. 41. -------------------------------------------------- L-ANNESS "E 950 ACESULFAME K Synonyms | Acesulfame potassium, potassium salt of 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one, 2,2-dioxide | Definition Chemical name | 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one-2,2-dioxide potassium salt | Einecs | 259–715–3 | Chemical formula | C4H4KNO4S | Molecular weight | 201,24 | Assay | Content not less than 99 % of C4H4KNO4S on the anhydrous basis | Description | Odourless, white, crystalline powder. Approximately 200 times as sweet as sucrose | Identification A. Solubility | Very soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol | B. Ultra violet absorption | Maximum 227 ± 2 nm for a solution of 10 mg in 1000 ml of water | C. Positive test for potassium | Passes test (test the residue obtained by igniting 2 g of the sample) | D. Precipitation test | Add a few drops of a 10 % solution of sodium cobaltnitrite to a solution of 0,2 g of the sample in 2 ml of acetic acid and 2 ml of water. A yellow precipitate is produced | Purity Loss on drying | Not more than 1 % (105 °C, two hours) | Organic impurities | Passes test for 20 mg/kg of UV active components | Fluoride | Not more than 3 mg/kg | Lead | Not more than 1 mg/kg | E 421 MANNITOL 1.Mannitol Synonyms | D-mannitol | Definition | Manufactured by catalytic hydrogenation of carbohydrate solutions containing glucose and/or fructose | Chemical name | D-mannitol | Einecs | 200–711–8 | Chemical formula | C6H14O6 | Molecular weight | 182,2 | Assay | Content not less than 96,0 % D-mannitol and not more than 102 % on the dried basis | Description | White, odourless, crystalline powder | Identification A. Solubility | Soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol, practically insoluble in ether | B. Melting range | Between 164 and 169 °C | C. Thin layer chromatography | Passes test | D. Specific rotation | [α] 20D: + 23o to + 25o (borate solution) | E. pH | Between 5 and 8 Add 0,5 ml of a saturated solution of potassium chloride to 10 ml of a 10 % w/v solution of the sample, then measure the pH | Purity Loss on drying | Not more than 0,3 % (105 °C, four hours) | Reducing sugars | Not more than 0,3 % (as glucose) | Total sugars | Not more than 1 % (as glucose) | Sulphated ash | Not more than 0,1 % | Chlorides | Not more than 70 mg/kg | Sulphate | Not more than 100 mg/kg | Nickel | Not more than 2 mg/kg | Lead | Not more than 1 mg/kg | 2.Mannitol manufactured by fermentation Synonyms | D-mannitol | Definition | Manufactured by discontinous fermentation under aerobic conditions using a conventional strain of the yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii | Chemical name | D-mannitol | Einecs | 200–711–8 | Chemical formula | C6H14O6 | Molecular weight | 182,2 | Assay | Not less than 99 % on the dried basis | Description | White, odourless crystalline powder | Identification A. Solubility | Soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol, practically insoluble in ether | B. Melting range | Between 164 and 169 °C | C. Thin layer chromatography | passes test | D. Specific rotation | [α] 20D: + 23o to + 25o (borate solution) | E. pH | Between 5 and 8 Add 0,5 ml of a saturated solution of potassium chloride to 10 ml of a 10 % w/v solution of the sample, then measure the pH | Purity Arabitol | Not more than 0,3 % | Loss on drying | Not more than 0,3 % (105 °C, four hours) | Reducing sugars | Not more than 0,3 % (as glucose) | Total sugars | Not more than 1 % (as glucose) | Sulphated ash | Not more than 0,1 % | Chlorides | Not more than 70 mg/kg | Sulphate | Not more than 100 mg/kg | Lead | Not more than 1 mg/kg | Aerobic mesophilic bacteria | Not more than 103/g | Coliforms | Absent in 10 g | Salmonella | Absent in 10 g | E. coli | Absent in 10 g | Staphylococcus aureus | Absent in 10 g | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Absent in 10 g | Moulds | Not more than 100/g | Yeasts | Not more than 100/g" | --------------------------------------------------