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European UnionProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Pulses – European Union

Official title

Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/196 of 28 January 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of carrageenan (E 407), locust bean gum (E 410), guar gum (E 412), gum arabic (acacia gum) (E 414), xanthan gum (E 415), pectins (E 440) and starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications for locust bean gum (E 410), guar gum (E 412), gum arabic (acacia gum) (E 414), xanthan gum

The European Union notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 5 March 2026.

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Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 5 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or the European Union for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/EU/925
Keywords
Food safety, Human health

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 18 August 2026 or 27 April 2027 dependi

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/EU/925; it forwards comments to the European Union.

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What the notification says

Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/196 amends Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as regards the use of carrageenan (E 407), locust bean gum (E 410), guar gum (E 412), gum arabic (acacia gum) (E 414), xanthan gum (E 415), pectins (E 440) and starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450), and Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications for locust bean gum (E 410), guar gum (E 412), gum arabic (acacia gum) (E 414), xanthan gum (E 415), pectins (E 440) and starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450). The safety of the mentioned food additives was re-evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the context of the EU programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives. In its scientific opinions on the follow-up to the re-evaluation of the above-mentioned food additives, EFSA recommended some modifications to the existing EU specifications. In line with the EFSA opinions, the draft measure proposes to lower or include maximum limits for toxic elements present as impurities, to include maximum limits for aluminium present as impurity, to include the maximum protein content and to harmonise the microbiological criteria among the different hydrocolloids. Since the submitted data for guar gum (E 412) are not sufficient to support the safe use in food for infants and young children, the draft measure proposes to withdraw the authorisation for guar gum in the relevant food categories. As regards the EFSA recommendation related to the need for an absence of a…

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Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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