Prohibiting the use of certain additives in the production of certain foodstuffs

The amended Commission proposal incorporates Parliament's amendment to the definition of the foodstuffs listed in the Annex in respect of which Member States would be authorized to maintain in their legislation the prohibition on the use of certain additives. However, the Commission rejected the amendments concerning: - the requirement for labels to include the information that a foodstuff has been produced using traditional methods, as it took the view that it was up to the manufacturer to determine whether this should be mentioned; - the insertion of one Swedish and two Danish foodstuffs, as the original notifications referred only to public health grounds, and all public health problems were covered by the specific directives concerning additives.�