YenzoWhat is E1209 (PVA-PEG graft copolymer)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1209 with the functions: glazing agent, stabilizer, binder.
E1209Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer
E1209 is polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: glazing agent, stabilizer, binder.
Did you know? In the EU, E1209 has a single authorisation: food supplements in solid form (Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008).
- Code
- E1209 · INS 1209
- Group
- Glazing agent, Stabilizer
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E1209 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, glazing agent (1209), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
glazing agent (1209)glazing agent 1209E1209INS 1209On Vietnamese labels: Copolyme ghép của Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) - Polyethylen glycol (PEG)
Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer in food
Vitamin and mineral supplements
Questions about polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer
Is E1209 harmful?
In 2017 EFSA assessed a request to change the specifications of E1209, mainly the limit for the impurities ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, and concluded that the change would not result in a safety concern, because the total intake of these two impurities from food additives stays below the group TDI of 0.5 mg/kg body weight a day. This is a conclusion about the specifications, not a full safety assessment of E1209. According to EFSA, E1209 is authorised in the EU only in solid food supplements.
Is PVA-PEG graft copolymer permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer (INS 1209) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other glazing agents
E1203Polyvinyl alcohollowE1204Pullulanvery lowE1205Basic methacrylate copolymerlowE1206Neutral methacrylate copolymerlowE1207Anionic methacrylate copolymerlowE1208Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymerlow
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Sources (3)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1209)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A
- Safety of the proposed amendment of the specifications for the food additive polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer (E 1209). EFSA Journal 2017;15(5):4865