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)
Name:
Propane
Butane
Ethyl acetate
Ethanol
Carbon dioxide
Acetone (8)
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 | ||
Dimethyl ether | Preparation of defatted animal protein products | 0,009 mg/kg in the defatted protein product |
▼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. | ||
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. | |