Press Release: Food: New legislation to make the use of additives in the EU safer and more transparent

The use of additives in food will soon become even safer and more transparent than it currently is thanks to two pieces of legislation adopted by the European Commission.

The two regulations establish two new lists.

The first concerns additives in foodstuff and it will come into application in June 2013.

The second list regards additives in food ingredients, such as other additives, enzymes, flavourings and nutrients and it will apply 20 days after its publication in the EU's Official Journal.

EFSA: Topics: Food additives http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/additives.htm

European Commission: Memo/11/783:Questions and Answers on Food Additives http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/783&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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