Authorised Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Purity: Complex mixture of substances, obtained by distillation of reaction products of pyroligneous acid and ethanol. Liquid with rum-like tasting odour and taste.

Constituents:
- Ethanol (determined by Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detector): more than 40% w/w)
- Ethyl acetate: less than 25% w/w)
- Ethyl formate: less than 2% w/w)
- Ethyl propionate: less than 4% w/w)
- Ethyl butyrate: less than 1.5% w/w)
- Methyl acetate: less than 3.5% w/w)
- Furan equivalents (furan and 2 methyl furan) expressed as furan: less than 8 mg/l
- Methanol and methanol derivatives, expressed as methanol equivalents: less than 2% (w/w)
- Benzopyrene: less than 1 μg/l
- Benz(a)anthra-cene: less than 2 μg/l
- acids (expressed as acetic acid): less than 1.00 g/l

Status notes: The authorisation expired on 19 September 2023. No transitional measures were set in Regulation (EU) 2018/1246

Restrictions of use: (14.2.6) Spirit drinks: not more than 3800 mg/l
(Only tuzemák and tuzemský falling under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 when marketed in the final package intended only for the final consumer. 1. When reference is made in the labelling to the flavouring pyroligneous distillate [FL no: 21.001] in the spirit drinks tuzemák and tuzemský, the name or the FL number shall be used. 2. Tuzemák and tuzemský to which pyroligneous distillate [FL no: 21.001] has been added shall not be used in the manufacture of other foodstuffs. 3. In addition to the requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, when this flavouring is marketed as such, it shall be indicated in the labelling that this flavouring may only be used for the manufacture of the spirit drinks tuzemák and tuzemský.)

Legislation links: England, Scotland, Wales: Assimilated Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008

Last updated: 01 April 2025 The date the item authorisation was last updated.

(Revoked) Pyroligneous distillate