E 436 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN TRISTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 65

Content not less than 46 % of oxyethylene groups, equivalent to not less than 96 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate on the anhydrous basis

E 432 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOLAURATE (POLYSORBATE 20

E 434 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE (POLYSORBATE 40

5 % or more but not more than 15 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate

5 % or more but not more than 15 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate

5 % or more but not more than 15 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate

5 % or more but not more than 15 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate

E 435 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 60

Content not less than 65 % of oxyethylene groups, equivalent to not less than 97 % of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate on the anhydrous basis

E 433 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOOLEATE (POLYSORBATE 80

The ethoxylated fatty acid-polyol monoester is preferably a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate.

The substance polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate is currently included in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for all food-producing species.

That entry should be replaced by the general name polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, covering both polysorbate 80 and polysorbate 81 for all food-producing species.

Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80, E 433) and polysorbates (E 432-436) in general have been approved as the most effective emulsifiers used for this purpose in third countries.