REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) 2017/1250 
of 11 July 2017 
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council as regards remo val from the Union list of the flavour ing subst ance 4,5-epo xydec- 
2(trans)-enal 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouri ng proper ties for use in and on foods and amending Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and 
in particular Article 11(3) thereof, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
establishing a common author isation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in 
particular Article 7(6) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavouri ngs and source mater ials appro ved 
for use in and on foods and their conditions of use. 
(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 (3) adopt ed a list of flavouri ng substances and 
introduced that list in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008. 
(3)  Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 may be updat ed in accordance with the common procedure 
referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or 
following an application submitted by a Member State or by an interest ed party. 
(4)  The flavouri ng substance 4,5-epo xydec-2(trans)-enal (Fl No: 16.071) is included in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 1334/2008 as a flavouring substance under evaluation and for whic h additional scientific data was request ed 
by the Auth ority. Such data has been submitt ed by the applicant. 
(5)  The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the submitted data and concluded in its scientific opinion of 
4 May 2017 (4) that 4,5-epo xydec-2(trans)-enal (Fl No: 16.071) raises a safety concer n with respect to 
genoto xicity as there is a genot oxic effect obser ved in the liver of rats in the in vivo assa y submitted . 
(6)  According ly, the use of 4,5-epo xydec-2(trans)-enal (Fl No: 16.071) does not comply with the general conditions 
of use for flavourings set out in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008. Consequently , that substance 
should be remo ved from the list without dela y in order to prot ect human health. 12.7.2017 L 179/3 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34. 
(2)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1. 
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 1 Octo ber 2012 adopt ing the list of flavouring substances provided for by 
Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council, introducing it in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 
of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 and Commission Decision 
1999/217/EC (OJ L 267, 2.10.2012, p. 1). 
(4)EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Mater ials, Enzymes, Flav ourings). Scientific Opinion on Flav ouring Group Evaluation 226 
Revision 1 (FGE.226Rev1): consideration of genot oxicity data on one alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde from chemical subgroup 1.1.1(b) 
of FGE.19. EFSA Journal 2017;15(5):4847, 24 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4847. (7)  Theref ore, the Commission should use the urgency procedure for the remo val of a substance whic h raises a safety 
concer n from the Union list. 
(8)  Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(9)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the Europ ean 
Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2017. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  12.7.2017 L 179/4 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
In Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, the following entr y is deleted: 
‘16.071 4,5-epo xydec-2(trans)-enal 188590-62-7 1570  At least 87 %; secondar y compo nent 
8-9 % 4,5-epo xydec-2(cis)-enal  1 EFSA ’   12.7.2017 L 179/5 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN