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Europe: Updated specifications for additive E 960c

Regulation (EU) 2022/1922 of 10 October 2022 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives has updated the specifications of the currently authorised food additive ‘Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides’ (E 960c):

– update of the specifications for E 960c(i) Rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia

– addition of specifications for rebaudiosides M, D and AM produced via enzymatic conversion of purified stevia leaf extracts:

  • E 960c(ii) Rebaudioside M produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified rebaudioside A Stevia leaf extracts
  • E 960c(iii) Rebaudioside D produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified rebaudioside A Stevia leaf extracts
  • E 960c(iv) Rebaudioside AM produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified stevioside Stevia leaf extracts.