EU - Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the removal of calcium sorbate (E 203) European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General has proposed measure removes calcium sorbate (E 203) from the Union list of authorised food additives in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, since due to the absence of appropriate genotoxicity data it is not possible to assess the risk posed by the use of this substance as a food additive to human health. Therefore, the inclusion of this substance in the Union list of authorised food additives can no longer be justified. Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (authorised uses and use levels for food additive) and the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (specifications for food additives) are amended accordingly. Proposed date of adoption : Foreseen for September 2017. Proposed date of publication : Foreseen for September 2017. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or : 5 May 2017 Click Below to view this Proposal/Notification/Regulation :- http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_1180_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_1180_01_e.pdf |