Chewing gum base (monomethoxypolyethylene glycol): authorised novel food in the EU

Conditions of use and maximum levels

Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:

• Chewing gum: 8 %

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Gum base (including 1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-homopolymer, maleated, esters with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether)’ or ‘Gum base (including CAS No: 1246080-53-4)’

Specification (Table 2)

Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:

Description/Definition:

The novel food ingredient is a synthetic polymer (Patent number WO2006016179). It consists of branched polymers of monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (MPEG) grafted onto polyisoprene-graft-maleic anhydride (PIP-g-MA), and unreacted MPEG (less than 35 % by weight).

White to off-white colour.

CAS No.: 1246080-53-4

Characteristics:

Moisture: < 5,0 %

Aluminium: < 3,0 mg/kg

Lithium: < 0,5 mg/kg

Nickel: < 0,5 mg/kg

Residual anhydride: < 15 μmol/g

Polydispersity index: < 1,4

Isoprene: < 0,05 mg/kg

Ethylene oxide: < 0,2 mg/kg

Free maleic anhydride: < 0,1 %Total oligomeres (less than 1 000 Dalton): ≤ 50 mg/kg

Ethylene glycol: < 200 mg/kg

Diethylene glycol: < 30 mg/kg

Monoethylene glycol methyl ether: < 3,0 mg/kg

Diethylene glycol methyl ether: < 4,0 mg/kg

Triethylene glycol methyl ether: < 7,0 mg/kg

1,4-Dioxane: < 2,0 mg/kg

Formaldehyde: < 10 mg/kg

Source and version

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods, Table 1. Consolidated text of 10 August 2026. The text above is copied from that document without change except that amendment markers are removed. It is not advice and it does not decide whether a particular product is covered.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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