Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/EU/497
Date notice	26/07/2021
Notice type	Regular
Title	Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1156 of 13 July 2021 amending Annex II 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 steviol glycosides (E 960) and rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia
Summary	The text aims at updating the current authorisation of the food additive steviol glycosides (E 960) and to authorise rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia in the European Union. The Annex to Regulation No 231/2012 (specifications for food additives) is amended accordingly, in line with the conclusion of the evaluation of the safety of this food additive by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which concluded that the new additive does not raise safety concern at the same proposed uses and use levels as steviol glycosides (E 960). In the interest of clarity and coherence, the currently authorised food additive 'steviol glycosides (E 960)' is renamed as 'Steviol glycosides from Stevia (E 960a)'and 'rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia' is assigned E 960c(i) as an E-number. As those food additives may be regulated combined, a new group for steviol glycosides, including both of them, is inserted in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, and all entries for steviol glycosides (E 960) in Part E of Annex II to that Regulation are replaced accordingly, while maintaining the currently applicable uses and maximum level for authorised uses and use levels.
Product	Food products
Country	European Union

File attach:
NEU497.pdf

Orther Notice:

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G/SPS/N/IND/267 - Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2021.
G/SPS/N/IND/268 - Draft Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2021.
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G/SPS/N/TZA/148 - DEAS 330: 2021 Citrus fruits - Specification
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G/SPS/N/AUS/528 - Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (7 September 2021)
G/SPS/N/BRA/1966 - Draft of Brazilian sanitary requirements for the import of live bivalve molluscs or their products from all trading partners
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G/SPS/N/GBR/11 - PH/036 Pest Measures
G/SPS/N/IND/266 - Draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Amendment Regulations, 2021
G/SPS/N/KOR/736 - Proposed Amendments to Countries (Regions) Allowed for Import of Livestock Products and Import Sanitation Requirements
G/SPS/N/NZL/656 - Draft Import Health Standard: Cats and Dogs
G/SPS/N/NZL/657 - Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock
G/SPS/N/PER/948 - DIRECTOR'S RESOLUTION No. 0012-2021- IDAGRISENASA-DSA.
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G/SPS/N/UKR/163/Add.1 - The draft Order of the Ministry of economy of Ukraine "On approval of the Procedure for recognition of equivalence of state control systems of the exporting country"
G/SPS/N/USA/2985/Add.2 - Mandatory Inspection of Egg Substitutes and Freeze-Dried Egg Products Imported Into the United State
G/SPS/N/USA/3036/Add.1 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Butterfly Pea Flower Extract; Final Rule
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G/SPS/N/TPKM/553/Rev.1 - Draft Regulation for The Use Restrictions and Labeling Requirement of Aloe as a Food Ingredient
G/SPS/N/UGA/169 - DEAS 330:2021, Citrus fruits - Specification, Second Edition.
G/SPS/N/UGA/170 - DEAS 56:2021, Fresh mushrooms - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/171 - DEAS 47:2021, Fresh papaya (pawpaw) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/172 - DEAS 332:2021, Fresh chilli peppers - Specification, Second Edition.
G/SPS/N/EU/479/Add.1 - Maximum levels of ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids in certain foodstuffs
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G/SPS/N/AUS/527 - Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A04 - Draft assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed
G/SPS/N/THA/436 - The DLD order on temporary suspension of importation of live domestic pigs and wild pigs and their carcasses from Viet Nam to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever
G/SPS/N/CRI/239 - Resolution SENASA-DC-A-R0029-2021, Orders the temporary suspension of entry of products and by-products of porcine origin (pork) that accompany hand luggage and that declared in cargo of national or foreign passengers who temporarily or permanently enter the territory Costa Rica through airports, sea and river ports or border land entry points from any country as a precautionary and contingency measure in order to prevent the entry into Costa Rica of the African swine fever virus.
G/SPS/N/EU/505 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1425 of 31 August 2021 concerning the authorisation of manganese chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as feed additive for all animal species
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G/SPS/N/JPN/866 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).