EU - Inclusion of Vinegar as an Active Substance

​The active substance vinegar, insofar as it constituted food or feed intended for use as a repellent or attractant of product type 19, used to benefit from the food and feed derogation provided for in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

On January 31, 2017, the Commission asked the Agency for an opinion on whether vinegar gives rise to concern according to Article 28(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
The opinion of the Agency concluded that vinegar does not give rise to concern and is therefore eligible for inclusion in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 which means the simplified authorization procedure is applicable for it.

In Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, in Category 4 of the list of active substances referred to in Article 25(a), the following entry is added: 

"EC Number: Not applicable

Name / Group: Vinegar

Restriction: excluding vinegar that is not food and excluding vinegar that contains more than 10% acetic acid (whether or not it is food).

Comment: CAS No. 8028-52-2"

The date of approval of vinegar for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) of Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) is June 1, 2021.