Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1916 of 3 November 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of 4-amino-5-(3-(isopropylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-3oxopropoxy)-2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid in the Union list of flavourings (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 04 November 2021
• Subject Matter: Approximation of laws,Foodstuffs,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 389, 4 November 2021

4.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 389/11

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/1916

of 3 November 2021

amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of 4-amino-5-(3-(isopropylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-3oxopropoxy)-2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid in the Union list of flavourings

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in and on foods and their conditions of use.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 (3) adopted the list of flavouring substances and introduced that list in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008.

(3) That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application submitted by a Member State or by an interested party.

(4) On 24 February 2015, an application was submitted to the Commission for authorisation of the use of the substance 4-amino-5-(3-(isopropylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-3oxopropoxy)-2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (FL No 16.130) and one of its salts, namely, its hemisulfate monohydrate salt, as flavouring substances in various foods falling, in substance, under a number of the food categories referred to in the Union list of flavourings and source materials. According to the application, only that substance and its hemisulfate monohydrate salt, but not other salts of that substance, are intended to be added to food as flavourings. The Commission notified to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) and requested its opinion. The Commission also made the application available to the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.

(5) The Authority, in its opinion (4) adopted on 30 November 2016, evaluated the safety of substance and of its hemisulfate monohydrate salt both under the FL No 16.130. It noted that this substance is a substance with flavouring

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