Food additives other than colours and sweeteners: amending Annexes

PURPOSE : to amend, in light of technological changes, the list of food additives established by Directive 95/2/EC. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Directive 2001/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweetners. CONTENT : the modification of Directive 95/2/EC authorises the use of certain new food additives which are at present forbidden but which have been recently evaluated by the Scientific Committee on Food and have been considered as harmless for human consumption. Theses are the following additives : E949 Hydrogen, E650 Zinc Acetate, E943a Butane, E943b Propane, E1520 Propan-1,2-diol (propylene glycol). ENTRY INTO FORCE : 24/02/2001. DEADLINE SET FOR THE TRANSPOSITION : 24/08/2002.�