EU FOOD LEGISLATION REPORT
May 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
INTRODUCTION
WITH the approval in May of two key regulations covering respectively nutrition and health claims and the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods the EU has taken an important step forward in setting the legal framework for the food industry in Europe. Already formally approved and coming into effect this year is the directive reforming the sugar regime. The once-feared REACH chemical directive is no longer much of a threat to food manufacturers. But the relative peace on the legislative front may only last for a year or so until ...
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