Limit for contents of Propane-1,2- Diol/Propylene glycol in wines

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Limit for contents of Propane-1,2- Diol/Propylene glycol in wines

RESOLUTION OENO 20/2003

LIMIT FOR CONTENTS OF PROPANE-1,2- DIOL/PROPYLENE GLYCOL IN WINES

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

CONSIDERING Article 5, paragraph 4 of the International Convention on the Unification of the Methods of Analysis and Appraisal of Wines of 13 October 1954,

UPON THE PROPOSAL of the Sub-commission on Methods of Analysis and Appraisal of Wines,

DECIDES to introduce in Annex C of the Compendium on International Methods of Analysis of Wines and Musts, the following content limit:

  • Still wines: content limit of propane-1,2-diol/propylene glycol = 150 mg/l.
  • Sparkling wines: content limit of propane-1,2-diol/propylene glycol = 300 mg/l.