Recital (32) · E 1450 · GlobalLawDB

(32)Considering that the Authority did not identify an immediate health concern linked to the use of guar gum (E 412) in food categories 13.1.1, 13.1.5.1 and 13.1.5.2 and in order to allow the food business operators, including small and medium enterprises, to find alternative, the withdrawal of the authorisation concerning that use should be deferred by six months and a transitional period should be provided for products placed on the market before the withdrawal of the authorisation. However, since guar gum (E 412) in foods belonging to food category 13.1.5.2 is used in combination with sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose gum (E 466) for which the authorisation was withdrawn by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/666^note as of 27 April 2027, it is appropriate that the withdrawal of the authorisation of use for guar gum (E 412) for that food category is deferred until that date.