ADDITIVES REFORMS
December 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed the authorisation of a food additive, hydrogenated poly-1-decene as a glazing agent in confectionery and dried fruit. It has also proposed banning the additive calcium hydrogen carbonate. And it has proposed new authorised uses for citric acid esters of mono-and-diglycerides of fatty acids (as an emulsifier in cocoa and chocolate), malic acid (in peeled potatoes to prevent browning), pectin and calcium chloride (to thicken fruit compotes other than apple), and powdered cellulose (for use in grated mozzarella as ...
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