Commercial Information Circular

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

11 March 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 203/2020

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to Regulation on Food Additives

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 397/2019 dated 22 May 2019, the European Commission has adopted three Regulations to amend Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 on food additives regarding the use of citric acid (E 330) in cocoa and chocolate products, the use of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (E 476) in liquid vegetable oil emulsions, and the use of polysorbates (E 432-436) in carbonated beverages.  Details are set out in Commission Regulations (EU) 2020/351, 2020/355 and 2020/356, which can be accessed through the following links:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0351&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0355&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0356&from=EN.

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.