Directive 2008/128 - Specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (Codified version)

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Sources and disclaimer
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Current status

This directive was in effect from January 30, 2009 until November 30, 2012 and should have been implemented in national regulation on July  1, 1996 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

Commission Directive 2008/128/EC of 22 December 2008 laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (Codified version)
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2008/128
CELEX number i 32008L0128

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Key dates

Document 22-12-2008; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 10-01-2009; OJ L 6 p. 20-63
Effect 30-01-2009; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3
Deadline 01-07-1996; At the latest See Art 2
End of validity 30-11-2012; Repealed by 32012R0231
Transposition 01-07-1996; At the latest See Art 2

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Legislative text

10.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 6/20
 

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/128/EC

of 22 December 2008

laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs

(Codified version)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Commission Directive 95/45/EC of 26 July 1995 laying down specific criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.
 

(2)

It is necessary to establish purity criteria for all colours mentioned in European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs (4).
 

(3)

It is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for colours as set out in the Codex Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
 

(4)

Food additives prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those evaluated by the Scientific Committee for Food or different from those mentioned in this Directive should be submitted for safety evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority with emphasis on the purity criteria.
 

(5)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
 

(6)

This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The purity criteria referred to in Article 3(3)(a) of Directive 89/107/EEC for colours mentioned in Directive 94/36/EC are set out in Annex I hereto.

Article 2

Directive 95/45/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex II, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B.

References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2008.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

 
  • (3) 
    See Annex II, Part A.
 

ANNEX I

  • A. 
    GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALUMINIUM LAKES OF COLOURS
 

Definition

Aluminium lakes are prepared by reacting colours complying with the purity criteria set out in the appropriate specification monograph with alumina under aqueous conditions. The alumina is usually freshly prepared undried material made by reacting aluminium sulfate or chloride with sodium or calcium carbonate or bicarbonate or ammonia. Following lake formation, the product is filtered, washed with water and dried. Unreacted alumina may also be present in the finished product.

HCl insoluble matter

Not more than 0,5 %

Ether extractable matter

Not more than 0,2 % (under neutral conditions)

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