Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 of 13 October 2009 on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 1161/2011of 14 November 2011amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 as regards the lists of mineral substances that can be added to foods(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R1161, November 15, 2011
  • Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 12 June 2013on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0609, June 29, 2013
Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009of 13 October 2009on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1ScopeThis Regulation shall apply to foods for particular nutritional uses, excluding those covered by Directive 2006/125/EC and Directive 2006/141/EC.
Article 2Eligible substances1.Among the substances belonging to the categories appearing in Annex to this Regulation, only those listed in that Annex, complying with the relevant specifications as necessary may be added for specific nutritional purposes in the manufacture of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses covered by Directive 2009/39/EC.2.Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilOJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1., also substances not belonging to the categories appearing in the Annex to this Regulation may be added for specific nutritional purposes in the manufacture of foods for particular nutritional uses.
Article 3General requirements1.The use of substances added for specific nutritional purposes shall result in the manufacture of safe products that fulfil the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom they are intended, as established by generally accepted scientific data.2.Upon request by the competent authorities referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2009/39/EC, the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the importer shall produce the scientific work and the data establishing that the use of the substances complies with paragraph 1. If such work and data are contained in a readily available publication, a mere reference to that publication shall suffice.
Article 4Specific requirements for substances listed in the Annex1.The use of the substances listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall comply with any specific provisions concerning those substances that may be laid down in specific directives provided for in Article 4(1) of Directive 2009/39/EC.2.Purity criteria established by Community legislation which apply to the substances listed in the Annex when they are used in the manufacture of foodstuffs for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation shall also apply to those substances when they are used for purposes covered by this Regulation.3.For substances listed in the Annex for which purity criteria are not established by Community legislation, and until the adoption of such specifications, generally acceptable purity criteria recommended by international bodies shall apply. National rules setting stricter purity criteria may be maintained.
Article 5RepealsDirective 2001/15/EC and Directive 2004/6/EC are repealed with effect from 31 December 2009.
Article 6Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from 1 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXSubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional usesFor the purpose of this table:"Dietetic foods" means foods for particular nutritional uses including foods for special medical purposes but excluding infant formulae, follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based foods and baby foods intended for infants and young children,"Foods for special medical purposes" means dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Commission Directive 1999/21/EC of 25 March 1999 on dietary foods for special medical purposesOJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 29..
Menaquinone occurring principally as menaquinone-7 and, to a minor extent, menaquinone-6.Selenium-enriched yeasts produced by culture in the presence of sodium selenite as selenium source and containing, in the dried form as marketed, not more than 2,5 mg Se/g. The predominant organic selenium species present in the yeast is selenomethionine (between 60 and 85 % of total extracted selenium in the product). The content of other organic selenium compounds including selenocysteine shall not exceed 10 % of total extracted selenium. Levels of inorganic selenium normally shall not exceed 1 % of total extracted selenium.Category 1.VitaminsVITAMIN AVITAMIN DVITAMIN EVITAMIN KVITAMIN B1VITAMIN B2NIACINPANTOTHENIC ACIDVITAMIN B6FOLATEVITAMIN B12BIOTINVITAMIN CCategory 2.MineralsCALCIUMMAGNESIUMIRONCOPPERIODINEZINCMANGANESESODIUMPOTASSIUMSELENIUMCHROMIUM (III)MOLYBDENUM (VI)FLUORINEBORONCategory 3.Amino acidsCategory 4.Carnitine and taurineCategory 5.NucleotidesCategory 6.Choline and inositol
SubstanceCondition of use
Dietetic foodsFoods for special medical purposes
retinolx
retinyl acetatex
retinyl palmitatex
beta-carotenex
cholecalciferolx
ergocalciferolx
D-alpha-tocopherolx
DL-alpha-tocopherolx
D-alpha-tocopheryl acetatex
DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetatex
D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinatex
D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol-1000 succinate (TPGS)x
phylloquinone (phytomenadione)x
menaquinonex
thiamin hydrochloridex
thiamin mononitratex
riboflavinx
riboflavin 5'-phosphate, sodiumx
nicotinic acidx
nicotinamidex
D-pantothenate, calciumx
D-pantothenate, sodiumx
dexpanthenolx
pyridoxine hydrochloridex
pyridoxine 5'-phosphatex
pyridoxine dipalmitatex
pteroylmonoglutamic acidx
calcium-L-methylfolatex
cyanocobalaminx
hydroxocobalaminx
D-biotinx
L-ascorbic acidx
sodium-L-ascorbatex
calcium-L-ascorbatex
potassium-L-ascorbatex
L-ascorbyl 6-palmitatex
calcium carbonatex
calcium chloridex
calcium salts of citric acidx
calcium gluconatex
calcium glycerophosphatex
calcium lactatex
calcium salts of orthophosphoric acidx
calcium hydroxidex
calcium oxidex
calcium sulphatex
calcium bisglycinatex
calcium citrate malatex
calcium malatex
calcium L-pidolatex
magnesium acetatex
magnesium carbonatex
magnesium chloridex
magnesium salts of citric acidx
magnesium gluconatex
magnesium glycerophosphatex
magnesium salts of orthophosphoric acidx
magnesium lactatex
magnesium hydroxidex
magnesium oxidex
magnesium sulphatex
magnesium L-aspartatex
magnesium bisglycinatex
magnesium L-pidolatex
magnesium potassium citratex
ferrous carbonatex
ferrous citratex
ferric ammonium citratex
ferrous gluconatex
ferrous fumaratex
ferric sodium diphosphatex
ferrous lactatex
ferrous sulphatex
ferrous ammonium phosphatex
ferric sodium EDTAx
ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)x
ferric saccharatex
elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)x
ferrous bisglycinatex
ferrous L-pidolatex
cupric carbonatex
cupric citratex
cupric gluconatex
cupric sulphatex
copper lysine complexx
potassium iodidex
potassium iodatex
sodium iodidex
sodium iodatex
zinc acetatex
zinc chloridex
zinc citratex
zinc gluconatex
zinc lactatex
zinc oxidex
zinc carbonatex
zinc sulphatex
zinc bisglycinatex
manganese carbonatex
manganese chloridex
manganese citratex
manganese gluconatex
manganese glycerophosphatex
manganese sulphatex
sodium bicarbonatex
sodium carbonatex
sodium chloridex
sodium citratex
sodium gluconatex
sodium lactatex
sodium hydroxidex
sodium salts of orthophosphoric acidx
potassium bicarbonatex
potassium carbonatex
potassium chloridex
potassium citratex
potassium gluconatex
potassium glycerophosphatex
potassium lactatex
potassium hydroxidex
potassium salts of orthophosphoric acidx
magnesium potassium citratex
sodium selenatex
sodium hydrogen selenitex
sodium selenitex
selenium enriched yeastx
chromium (III) chloride and its hexahydratex
chromium (III) sulphate and its hexahydratex
chromium picolinatex
ammonium molybdatex
sodium molybdatex
potassium fluoridex
sodium fluoridex
sodium boratex
boric acidx
L-alaninex
L-argininex
L-aspartic acidx
L-citrullinex
L-cysteinex
Cystinex
L-histidinex
L-glutamic acidx
L-glutaminex
glycinex
L-isoleucinex
L-leucinex
L-lysinex
L-lysine acetatex
L-methioninex
L-ornithinex
L-phenylalaninex
L-prolinex
L-threoninex
L-tryptophanx
L-tyrosinex
L-valinex
L-serinex
L-arginine-L-aspartatex
L-lysine-L-aspartatex
L-lysine-L-glutamatex
N-acetyl-L-cysteinex
N-acetyl-L-methioninex in products intended for persons over 1 year of age
For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used
L-carnitinex
L-carnitine hydrochloridex
taurinex
L-carnitine-L-tartratex
adenosine 5'-phosphoric acid (AMP)x
sodium salts of AMPx
cytidine 5'-monophosphoric acid (CMP)x
sodium salts of CMPx
guanosine 5'-phosphoric acid (GMP)x
sodium salts of GMPx
inosine 5'-phosphoric acid (IMP)x
sodium salts of IMPx
uridine 5'-phosphoric acid (UMP)x
sodium salts of UMPx
cholinex
choline chloridex
choline bitartratex
choline citratex
inositolx

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