Food additives other than colours and sweeteners

In adopting the report by Mrs Karin RIIS-J·RGENSEN (ELDR), the European Parliament approved the proposal subject to an amendment calling for 'Processed Euchema seaweed' to be registered under its own denomination and classified as 'E408' and not as 'Alternatively refined carrageenan', classified as 'E407', in order to ensure that consumers were correctly informed. The EP also called for processed Euchema seaweed not to be used in foodstuffs for children under the age of 18 months. �