Flavouring substances used or for use in foodstuffs

Parliament adopted the report by Mrs Kirsten JENSEN (PSE, DK) on the proposal for a regulation on flavouring substances intended for use in foodstuffs. The aim was to attain a high level of protection for consumers, to permit the free movement of goods within the internal market and to create greater legal certainty for economic operators, particularly those in the agri-food sector. The report highlighted that Directive 88/388/EEC could only have its full effect if the Community procedure was approved. The Scientific Committee for Food should have the final say when it came to substances that could be included on the "positive list". �