Additives are substances used for a variety of reasons -such as preservation, colouring, sweetening, etc.- during the preparation of food. The European Union legislation defines them as “any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient ...
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Modern regulatory patterns are based on the prevention and the management of risks: food laws in the European Union share the same ratio. This Chapter is mainly focused on food-related legislations and regulations with reference to the intentional use and the accidental detection of regulated ...
Just as the European food safety agency is reviewing EU legislation on food additives, a UK study found that certain mixtures of food additives - likely to be found in soft drinks, confectionery and ice cream - can cause hyperactivity in children. "Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate pres...
Modern regulatory patterns are based on the prevention and the management of risks: food laws in the European Union share the same ratio. This Chapter is mainly focused on food-related legislations and regulations with reference to the intentional use and the accidental detection of regulated ...
The purpose of this entry is to provide an overview regarding the different layers of food legislation in the EU. In order to provide a full picture of the legislative background, the development and evolution of food laws have to be considered. Also, the international dimension of food laws...
and to bring existing provisions into line with general Union legislation on food and with international standards, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in acco...
This review aims at providing an update of the current European Union (EU) legislation on feed-related issues. Regulations and Directives were classified into the following categories: general food law, placing on the market and use of feed, official controls, sampling and analysis, hygiene, ...
Overview of National Legislation on Food Contact Materials in EU In the rest of this article, we will use the Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(also known asplastics regulation) as an example to show you how to comply withspecific measures. ...
An application for authorisation of the use of caramel colours (E 150a-d) in malt beverages was submitted on 4 June 2013 and was made available to the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008. (8) Beer is not defined in the Union legislation and the national...