Open AccessStatement on the request for a modification of the specification on solubility of the food additive polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) in ethanol and its possible impact on the safety assessment
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3820
Subject(s) - polyvinyl alcohol , solubility , european commission , alcohol , food additive , food safety , food science , food packaging , chemistry , business , organic chemistry , european union , economic policy
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to provide a technical assistance on the request for a modification of the specification on the solubility of the food additive polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) in ethanol and its possible impact on the safety assessment. Polyvinyl alcohol is authorised as a food additive in food supplements in the EU in accordance with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. Having evaluated the results of the solubility test carried out by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, IHCP) with polyvinyl alcohol and the information provided by the applicant, EFSA considers that the description of the solubility of polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) in ethanol (> 99.8 %) in the existing technical specifications should be solely modified to “practically insoluble or insoluble”. This modification has no impact on the safety of polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) as a food additive.