FOOD ADDITIVES
November 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU Council of Ministers has approved changes to EU food additive legislation (other than colourings and sweeteners), adopting European Parliament amendments passed in July to extend its market approval controls to food flavourings. Ministers shared MEPs' concerns that the current directive could allow banned additives to be illicitly incorporated in uncontrolled flavourings. Ministers have also authorized the use of two new sweeteners (sucralose and salts of aspartame and acesulfame).
THE EU Council of Ministers has approved changes to EU food additive legislation (other than colourings and sweeteners), adopting European Parliament amendments passed in July to extend its market approval controls to food flavourings. Ministers shared MEPs' concerns that the current directive could allow banned additives to be illicitly incorporated in uncontrolled flavourings. Ministers have also authorized the use of two new sweeteners (sucralose and salts of aspartame and acesulfame).
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