EXTRACTION SOLVENTS WHICH MAY BE USED DURING THE PROCESSING OF RAW MATERIALS, OF FOODSTUFFS, OF FOOD COMPONENTS OR OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
PART I
Extraction solvents to be used in compliance with good manufacturing practice for all uses (7)(2)
Name:
Propane
Butane
Ethyl acetate
Ethanol
Carbon dioxide
Acetone (8)(3)
Nitrous oxide
PART II
Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
Name | Conditions of use (summary description of extraction) | Maximum residue limits in the extracted foodstuff or food ingredient
Hexane (1) | Production or fractionation of fats and oils and production of cocoa butter | 1 mg/kg in the fat or oil or cocoa butter
Preparation of defatted protein products and defatted flours | 10 mg/kg in the food containing the defatted protein products and the defatted flours
30 mg/kg in the defatted soya products as sold to the final consumer
Preparation of defatted cereal germs | 5 mg/kg in the defatted cereal germs
Methyl acetate | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea
Production of sugar from molasses | 1 mg/kg in the sugar
Ethylmethylketone (2) | Fractionation of fats and oils | 5 mg/kg in the fat or oil
Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea
Dichloromethane | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 2 mg/kg in the roasted coffee and 5 mg/kg in the tea
Methanol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg
Propan-2-ol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg
▼M1▼M2
Dimethyl ether | Preparation of defatted animal protein products including gelatine (^{3}) | 0,009 mg/kg in the defatted animal protein productproducts including gelatine
Preparation of collagen (4) and collagen derivatives, except gelatine | 3 mg/kg in the collagen and collagen derivatives, except gelatine
▼B
(^{1}) Hexane means a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64 °C and 70 °C. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden. (^{2}) The level of n-Hexane in this solvent should not exceed 50 mg/kg. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden. (^{3}) ‘Gelatine’ means natural, soluble protein, gelling or non-gelling, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, hides and skins, tendons and sinews of animals, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. (^{4}) ‘Collagen’ means the protein-based product derived from animal bones, hides, skins and tendons manufactured in accordance with the relevant requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
PART III
Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
Name | Maximum residue limits in the foodstuff due to the use of extraction solvents in the preparation of flavourings from natural flavouring materials
Diethyl ether | 2 mg/kg
Hexane (1) | 1 mg/kg
Cyclohexane | 1 mg/kg
Methyl acetate | 1 mg/kg
Butan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg
Butan-2-ol | 1 mg/kg
Ethylmethylketone (1) | 1 mg/kg
Dichloromethane | 0,02 mg/kg
Propan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg
1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane | 0,02 mg/kg
▼M1
Methanol | 1,5 mg/kg
Propan-2-ol | 1 mg/kg
▼B
(1) The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.