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Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/468 of 18 March 2021 amends Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to food as regards botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives.
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 is amended as follows:
- in Part A (Prohibited substances), the following entries are added:
‘aloe-emodin and all preparations in which this substance is present’;
‘emodin and all preparations in which this substance is present’;
‘preparations from the leaf of Aloe species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives’;
‘danthron and all preparations in which this substance is present’.
- in Part C (Substances under Community scrutiny), the following entries are added:
‘preparations from the root or rhizome of Rheum palmatum L., Rheum officinale Baillon and their hybrids containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives’;
‘preparations from the leaf or fruit of Cassia senna L. containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives’;
‘preparations from the bark of Rhamnus frangula L., Rhamnus purshiana DC. Containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives’.
Source: EUR-Lex