Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012

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This text since 8 Nov 2026law://eu/reg/2012/231/anx_1__grp_328@2026-11-12

Contents

Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in…1 change
No residue above 0,1 mg/kg, irrespective of its origin, of…1 change
E 100 curcumin
E 101 (i) RIBOFLAVIN1 change
E 101 (ii) RIBOFLAVIN-5′-PHOSPHATE1 change
E 102 tartrazine
E 104 quinoline yellow
E 110 sunset yellow fcf
E 120 carminic acid, carmine1 change
E 122 azorubine, carmoisine
E 123 amaranth
E 124 ponceau 4R, cochineal red a
E 127 erythrosine
E 129 allura red ac
E 131 patent blue V
E 132 indigotine, indigo carmine
E 133 brilliant blue fcf
E 140 (i) CHLOROPHYLLS
E 140 (ii) CHLOROPHYLLINS
E 141 (i) COPPER COMPLEXES OF CHLOROPHYLLS
E 141 (ii) COPPER COMPLEXES OF CHLOROPHYLLINS
E 142 green s
E 150a PLAIN CARAMEL
E 150b CAUSTIC SULPHITE CARAMEL
E 150c AMMONIA CARAMEL
E 150d SULPHITE AMMONIA CARAMEL
E 151 brilliant black pn1 change
E 153 vegetable carbon
E 155 brown ht
E 160 a (i) BETA-CAROTENE
E 160 a (ii) PLANT CAROTENES
E 160 a (iii) BETA-CAROTENE FROM Blakeslea trispora
E 160 a (iv) ALGAL CAROTENES
E 160 b (i) ANNATTO BIXIN1 change
E 160 b (ii) ANNATTO NORBIXIN1 change
E 160 c PAPRIKA EXTRACT, CAPSANTHIN, CAPSORUBIN
E 160 d LYCOPENE
E 160 e BETA-APO-8′-CAROTENAL (C30)
E 161 b LUTEIN
E 161g CANTHAXANTHIN
E 162 beetroot red, betanin
E 163 anthocyanins
E 170 calcium carbonate
E 171 titanium dioxide
E 172 iron oxides and iron hydroxides
E 173 aluminium
E 174 silver
E 175 gold
E 180 litholrubine bk
E 200 sorbic acid
E 202 potassium sorbate
E 203 calcium sorbate1 change
E 210 benzoic acid
E 211 sodium benzoate
E 212 potassium benzoate
E 213 calcium benzoate
E 214 ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
E 215 SODIUM ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
E 218 METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
E 219 SODIUM METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE
E 220 sulphur dioxide
E 221 sodium sulphite
E 222 sodium hydrogen sulphite1 change
E 223 sodium metabisulphite
E 224 potassium metabisulphite
E 226 calcium sulphite
E 227 calcium hydrogen sulphite1 change
E 228 potassium hydrogen sulphite1 change
E 234 nisin
E 235 natamycin
E 239 hexamethylene tetramine
E 242 dimethyl dicarbonate
E 243 ethyl lauroyl arginate1 change
E 246 glycolipids2 changes
E 249 potassium nitrite
E 250 sodium nitrite
E 251 sodium nitrate
E 252 potassium nitrate
E 260 acetic acid
E 261 (i) POTASSIUM ACETATE1 change
E 261 (ii) POTASSIUM DIACETATE1 change
E 262 (i) SODIUM ACETATE
E 262 (ii) SODIUM DIACETATE
E 263 calcium acetate
E 267 buffered vinegar1 change
E 270 lactic acid
E 280 propionic acid
E 281 sodium propionate
E 282 calcium propionate
E 283 potassium propionate
E 284 boric acid
E 285 sodium tetraborate (borax)
E 290 carbon dioxide
E 296 malic acid
E 297 fumaric acid
E 300 ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid
E 301 sodium ascorbate
E 302 calcium ascorbate
E 304 (i) ASCORBYL PALMITATE
E 304 (ii) ASCORBYL STEARATE
E 306 tocopherol-rich extract
E 307 alpha-tocopherol
E 308 gamma-tocopherol
E 309 delta-tocopherol
E 310 propyl gallate
E 311 octyl gallate1 change
E 312 dodecyl gallate1 change
E 315 erythorbic acid
E 316 sodium erythorbate
E 319 tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)
E 320 butylated hydroxyanisole (bha)
E 321 butylated hydroxytoluene (bht)
E 322 lecithins
E 322a OAT LECITHIN1 change
E 325 sodium lactate
E 326 potassium lactate
E 327 calcium lactate
E 330 citric acid
E 331 (i) MONOSODIUM CITRATE
E 331 (ii) DISODIUM CITRATE
E 331 (iii) TRISODIUM CITRATE
E 332 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM CITRATE
E 332 (ii) TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE
E 333 (i) MONOCALCIUM CITRATE
E 333 (ii) DICALCIUM CITRATE
E 333 (iii) TRICALCIUM CITRATE
E 334 L(+)-tartaric acid, tartaric acid
E 335 (i) MONOSODIUM TARTRATE
E 335 (ii) DISODIUM TARTRATE
E 336 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM TARTRATE
E 336 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM TARTRATE
E 337 potassium sodium tartrate
E 338 phosphoric acid
E 339 (i) MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE
E 339 (ii) DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
E 339 (iii) TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE
E 340 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
E 340 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
E 340 (iii) TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
E 341 (i) MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE
E 341 (ii) DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
E 341 (iii) TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
E 343 (i) MONOMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
E 343 (ii) DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
E 345 (i) TRIMAGNESIUM DICITRATE1 change
E 350 (i) SODIUM MALATE
E 350 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN MALATE
E 351 potassium malate
E 352 (i) CALCIUM MALATE
E 352 (ii) CALCIUM HYDROGEN MALATE
E 353 metatartaric acid
E 354 calcium tartrate
E 355 adipic acid
E 356 sodium adipate
E 357 potassium adipate
E 363 succinic acid
E 380 triammonium citrate
E 385 calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
E 392 extracts of rosemary
E 400 alginic acid
E 401 sodium alginate
E 402 potassium alginate
E 403 ammonium alginate
E 404 calcium alginate
E 405 propane-1,2-diol alginate
E 406 agar
E 407 carrageenan
E 407a PROCESSED EUCHEUMA SEAWEED
E 410 locust bean gum1 change
E 412 guar gum1 change
E 413 tragacanth
E 414 gum arabic (acacia gum)1 change
E 415 xanthan gum1 change
E 416 karaya-gum
E 417 tara gum
E 418 gellan gum
E 420 (i) SORBITOL
E 420 (ii) SORBITOL SYRUP
E 421 (i) MANNITOL BY HYDROGENATION1 change
E 422 glycerol1 change
E 423 octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic1 change
1 change
E 425 (i) KONJAC GUM
E 425 (ii) KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN
E 426 soybean hemicellulose
E 427 cassia gum
E 431 polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
E 432 polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)
E 433 polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)
E 434 polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)
E 435 polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)
E 436 polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)
E 440 (I) pectin1 change
E 440 (II) amidated pectin1 change
E 442 ammonium phosphatides
E 444 sucrose acetate isobutyrate
E 445 glycerol esters of wood rosin
E 450 (i) DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (ii) TRISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (iii) TETRASODIUM DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (v) TETRAPOTASSIUM DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (vi) DICALCIUM DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (vii) CALCIUM DIHYDROGEN DIPHOSPHATE
E 450 (ix) MAGNESIUM DIHYDROGEN DIPHOSPHATE1 change
E 451 (i) PENTASODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE
E 451 (ii) PENTAPOTASSIUM TRIPHOSPHATE
E 452 (i) SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE
E 452 (ii) POTASSIUM POLYPHOSPHATE
E 452(iii) SODIUM CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE
E 452 (iv) CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE
E 456 potassium polyaspartate1 change
E 459 beta-cyclodextrin
E 460 (i) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GEL1 change
E 460 (ii) POWDERED CELLULOSE
E 461 methyl cellulose
E 462 ethyl cellulose
E 463 hydroxypropyl cellulose
E 463a LOW-SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE (L-HPC)1 change
E 464 hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
E 465 ethyl methyl cellulose
E 466 sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose gum1 change
E 468 cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose, cross-linked cellulose gum
E 469 enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose, enzymatically hydrolised cellulose gum
E 470a SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS
E 470b MAGNESIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS
E 471 mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids1 change
E 472 a ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 472 b LACTIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 472 c CITRIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 472 d TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 472 e MONO- AND DIACETYLTARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 472 f MIXED ACETIC AND TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 473 sucrose esters of fatty acids
E 474 sucroglycerides
E 475 polyglycerol esters of fatty acids1 change
E 476 polyglycerol polyricinoleate1 change
E 477 propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids
E 479 b THERMALLY OXIDISED SOYA BEAN OIL INTERACTED WITH MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS
E 481 sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E 482 calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E 483 stearyl tartrate1 change
E 491 sorbitan monostearate
E 492 sorbitan tristearate
E 493 sorbitan monolaurate
E 494 sorbitan monooleate
E 495 sorbitan monopalmitate
E 499 stigmasterol-rich plant sterols1 change
E 500 (i) SODIUM CARBONATE
E 500 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE
E 500 (iii) SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE
E 501 (i) POTASSIUM CARBONATE
E 501 (ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE
E 503 (i) AMMONIUM CARBONATE
E 503 (ii) AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE
E 504 (i) MAGNESIUM CARBONATE
E 504 (ii) MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE CARBONATE
E 507 hydrochloric acid
E 508 potassium chloride
E 509 calcium chloride
E 511 magnesium chloride
E 512 stannous chloride
E 513 sulphuric acid
E 514 (i) SODIUM SULPHATE
E 514 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE
E 515 (i) POTASSIUM SULPHATE
E 515 (ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE
E 516 calcium sulphate
E 517 ammonium sulphate
E 520 aluminium sulphate
E 521 aluminium sodium sulphate
E 522 aluminium potassium sulphate
E 523 aluminium ammonium sulphate
E 524 sodium hydroxide
E 525 potassium hydroxide
E 526 calcium hydroxide
E 527 ammonium hydroxide
E 528 magnesium hydroxide
E 529 calcium oxide
E 530 magnesium oxide
E 534 iron tartrate1 change
E 535 sodium ferrocyanide
E 536 potassium ferrocyanide
E 538 calcium ferrocyanide
E 541 sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic
E 551 silicon dioxide
E 552 calcium silicate
E 553a (i) MAGNESIUM SILICATE
E 553a (ii) MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE
E 553b TALC
E 554 sodium aluminium silicate
E 555 potassium aluminium silicate
E 556 CALCIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATEPeriod of application: until 31 January 2014.1 change
E 559 ALUMINIUM SILICATE (KAOLIN)Period of application: until 31 January 2014.1 change
E 570 fatty acids
E 574 gluconic acid
E 575 glucono-delta-lactone
E 576 sodium gluconate
E 577 potassium gluconate
E 578 calcium gluconate
E 579 ferrous gluconate
E 585 ferrous lactate
E 586 4-hexylresorcinol
E 620 glutamic acid
E 621 monosodium glutamate
E 622 monopotassium glutamate
E 623 calcium diglutamate
E 624 monoammonium glutamate
E 625 magnesium diglutamate
E 626 guanylic acid
E 627 disodium guanylate
E 628 dipotassium guanylate
E 629 calcium guanylate
E 630 inosinic acid
E 631 disodium inosinate
E 632 dipotassium inosinate
E 633 calcium inosinate
E 634 calcium 5'-ribonucleotide
E 635 disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
E 640 glycine and its sodium salt
E 641 L-leucine1 change
E 650 zinc acetate
E 900 dimethyl polysiloxane
E 901 beeswax, white and yellow
E 902 candelilla wax
E 903 carnauba wax
E 904 shellac
E 905 microcrystalline wax
E 907 hydrogenated poly-1-decene
E 912 montan acid esters1 change
E 914 oxidised polyethylene wax
E 920 L-cysteine
E 927b CARBAMIDE
E 938 argon
E 939 helium
E 941 nitrogen
E 942 nitrous oxide
E 943a BUTANE
E 943b ISOBUTANE
E 944 propane
E 948 oxygen
E 949 hydrogen
E 950 acesulfame k
E 951 aspartame
E 952 CYCLAMIC ACID AND ITS Na AND Ca SALTS
E 953 isomalt
E 954 SACCHARIN AND ITS Na. K AND Ca SALTS
E 955 sucralose
E 957 thaumatin
E 959 neohesperidine dihydrochalcone
E 960a STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES FROM STEVIA2 changes
E 960B(I) rebaudioside M from fermentation produced by yarrowia lipolytica1 change
E 960c(i) REBAUDIOSIDE M PRODUCED VIA ENZYME MODIFICATION OF STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES FROM STEVIA2 changes
E 960c(ii) REBAUDIOSIDE M PRODUCED VIA ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED REBAUDIOSIDE A STEVIA LEAF EXTRACTS1 change
E 960c(iii) REBAUDIOSIDE D PRODUCED VIA ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED REBAUDIOSIDE A STEVIA LEAF EXTRACTS1 change
E 960c(iv) REBAUDIOSIDE AM PRODUCED VIA ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED STEVIOSIDE STEVIA LEAF EXTRACTS1 change
E 960d GLUCOSYLATED STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES1 change
E 961 neotame
E 962 salt of aspartame-acesulfame
E 964 polyglycitol syrup1 change
E 965 (i) MALTITOL
E 965 (ii) MALTITOL SYRUP
E 966 lactitol
E 967 xylitol
E 968 erythritol
E 969 advantame1 change
E 999 quillaia extract1 change
E 1103 invertase
E 1105 lysozyme
E 1200 polydextrose
E 1201 polyvinylpyrrolidone
E 1202 polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
E 1203 polyvinyl alcohol
E 1204 pullulan
E 1205 basic methacrylate copolymer
E 1206 neutral methacrylate copolymer1 change
E 1207 anionic methacrylate copolymer1 change
E 1208 polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer1 change
E 1209 polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-copolymer1 change
E 1210 carbomer2 changes
E 1404 oxidised starch
E 1410 monostarch phosphate
E 1412 distarch phosphate
E 1413 phosphated distarch phosphate
E 1414 acetylated distarch phosphate
E 1420 acetylated starch
E 1422 acetylated distarch adipate
E 1440 hydroxypropyl starch
E 1442 hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate
E 1450 starch sodium octenyl succinate1 change
E 1451 acetylated oxidised starch
E 1452 starch aluminium octenyl succinate
E 1505 triethyl citrate
E 1517 glyceryl diacetate
E 1518 glyceryl triacetate
E 1519 benzyl alcohol
E 1520 propane-1,2-diol
E 1521 polyethylene glycol

E 912 montan acid esters

Synonyms
Definition	Montan acids and/or esters with ethylene glycol and/or 1,3-butanediol and/or glycerol
Einecs
Chemical name	Montan acid esters
Chemical formula
Molecular weight
Assay
Description	Almost white to yellowish flakes, powder, granules or pellets
Density	Between 0,98 and 1,05 (20 °C)
Drop point	Greater than 77 °C
Acid value	Not more than 40
Glycerol	Not more than 1 % (by gas chromatography)
Other polyols	Not more than 1 % (by gas chromatography)
Other wax types	Not detectable (by differential scanning calorimetry and/or infrared spectroscopy)
Arsenic	Not more than 2 mg/kg
Chromium	Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead	Not more than 2 mg/kg

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