Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2597 of 4 October 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sorbic acid (E 200) and potassium sorbate (E 202) and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the specifications for sorbic acid (E 200), potassium sorbate (E 202) and propyl gallate (E 310)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

The food additives sorbic acid (E 200), potassium sorbate (E 202) and propyl gallate (E 310) that have been lawfully placed on the market before 27 April 2025 may be added to food in accordance with Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 until the exhaustion of stocks. Foods, containing sorbic acid (E 200), potassium sorbate (E 202) or propyl gallate (E 310) that has been lawfully placed on the market before 27 April 2025, may be placed on the market until their date of minimum durability or ‘use-by date’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Points (1)(b), (2)(b) and (3) of Annex II shall apply from 27 April 2025.