Recital 9

(9)For the purpose of this Regulation, the food categories as laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives ⁹ , should be referred to. When necessary, interpretation decisions can be adopted in accordance with Article 13(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 in order to clarify whether or not a particular food belongs to a certain category of food.