EU lays down specifications for titanium dioxide European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate‑Generalupdating the current specifications for the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, in line with the conclusions and the recommendations of the re-evaluation of the safety of this food additive by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), as well as a later EFSA scientific opinion on the specifications for E 171 with respect to its particle size characteristics. The main proposed amendment to the current specifications for the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) concerns the inclusion of particle size parameters, which are specific for titanium dioxide used as a food additive. In addition, the definition of the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) in the current specifications is amended to remove the option for its coating with silica and/or alumina, since according to the information provided by business operators titanium dioxide used as a food additive does not have coatings or surface treatments. Moreover, new technically achievable limits for the impurities of lead, mercury, cadmium and antimony in titanium dioxide (E171) are included, which are lower than the current limits. Products covered : Food products HS Code:02, 03, 04, 0504, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Foreseen for September 2020. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Foreseen for September 2020. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (with transitional provisions for a six-month period). Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):1 August 2020 Click below link for details: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_3452_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_3452_01_e.pdf | 
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