COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) 2020/355 
of 26 Febr uary 2020 
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards the use of polygly cerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) in liquid vegetable oil emulsions 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on 
food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and 
their conditions of use. 
(2) That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure refer red to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), either on the initiative of the Commission or 
follo wing an application. 
(3) Pursuant to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 polyg lycerol polyr icinoleat e (E 476) is an already author ised 
food additive in food cate gory 02.2.2 ‘Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) 
No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions’ (at a maximum level of 4 000 mg/kg), but only for spreadable fats as defined 
in Article 115 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (3) and Annex XV thereto, having a fat content of 41 % or 
less and similar spreadable products with a fat conte nt of less than 10 % fat. Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been 
later repealed by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). 
(4) On 27 May 2017, an application was submitte d for the author isation of the use of polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate  
(E 476) as an emulsifi er in liquid veget able oil emulsions for sale to the final consumer , having a fat cont ent of 70 % 
or less. The application was subsequently made available to the Member States by the Commission pursuant to 
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008. 
(5) Polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) is a water -in-oil emulsifier capable of forming very stable oil emulsions with 
high water conte nt. In studies carried out by the applicant, compari ng the effectiveness of differ ent emulsifi ers for 
the production of liquid vegetable oil emulsions with reduced fat content, polyg lycerol polyr icinoleat e (E 476) gave 
the best results both in term s of physical as well as organoleptic proper ties of the obtained product. The emulsion 
can be used in the same way as vegeta ble oils for the preparation of cold and hot dishes. However , the emulsion has 
a lowe r fat cont ent (70 % or less), and theref ore a lower calor ic content than the vegetable oil used for its production. 
The level of use of polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) needed to achieve the intende d technological function was 
4 000 mg/kg. 
(6) On 24 Marc h 2017, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Author ity’) delivered a scientific opinion on the re- 
evaluation of polyg lycerol polyr icinoleat e (E 476) (5) and established an accepta ble daily intak e (ADI) of 25 mg 
polyg lycerol polyr icinoleat e/kg body weight/da y. Consider ing that the exposure estimates did not exce ed the ADI, 
the Author ity concluded that polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) as a food additive would not be of safety concer n, 
if used at the permitted or repor ted use and use levels 
(1)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16. 
(2)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 (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1). 
(3)Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 Octo ber 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on 
specific provisi ons for certain agricultural products (Sing le CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1). 
(4)Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common 
organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) 
No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 
(5)EFSA Journal 2017;15(3):4743. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 67/28                                                                                                                                             5.3.2020   (7) In the application the applicant estimate d the exposure by using the Food Additives Intake Model (6) developed by 
the Auth ority. The estimates provided indicate that the additional use of polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) at the 
maximum level of 4 000 mg/kg in liquid vegetable oil emulsions having a fat conte nt of 70 % or less, is not of safety 
concer n, since it would not result in a total exposure to this substance exceed ing the established ADI. 
(8) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the Author ity 
in order to updat e the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, exce pt 
where the update in question is not liable to have an effect on human health. 
(9) Since the extended use of polyg lycerol polyr icinoleat e (E 476) in food catego ry 02.2.2 is not of safety concer n, it 
requires an update of the Union list, whic h is not liable to have an effect on human health and hence it is not 
necessar y to seek the opinion of the Author ity. 
(10) Theref ore, it is appropr iate to author ise the use of polyg lycerol polyr icinolate (E 476) as an emulsifi er in liquid 
veget able oil emulsions for sale to the final consumer , having a fat cont ent of 70 % or less, in food categor y 02.2.2 
‘Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions’. 
(11) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(12) The measures provid ed 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 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 26 Febr uary 2020.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Ursula VON DER LEYEN     
(6)https://www .efsa.europa.eu/en/applications/f oodingredients/tools EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.3.2020                                                                                                                                            L 67/29   ANNEX 
In Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in food categor y 02.2.2 ‘Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid 
emulsions’, the entr y for polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate (E 476) is replaced by the follo wing:                                                                   
‘E 476 Polyg lycerol polyr icinoleate 4000  only spreadable fats as defined in Articles 75(1)(h) and 78(1)(f) and in Part VII and Appendix II 
of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1308/2013 (*), having a fat content of 41 % or less and 
similar spreadable products with a fat cont ent of less than 10 % fat; liquid vegetable oil 
emulsions for sale to the final consumer , having a fat content of 70 % or less   
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(*)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 67.’ EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 67/30                                                                                                                                             5.3.2020