FSA Letter (CPD/0040), 11 February 2009
Commission Directive 2001/15/EC of 15 February 2001 on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses( ) specifies certain categories of substances and mentions for each of them the chemical substances that may be used in the manufacture of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses.
Annex IV of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infant and young children lists the categories of substances that may be added to these foods and mentions for each of them the chemical substances that may be used in the manufacture of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.
Please find attached a draft Commission Regulation which includes amendments to the Annex to Directive 2001/15/EC and to Annex IV to Directive 2006/125/EC [To see a copy of this draft, see: Draft Commission Regulation].
Article 1 of the draft Commission Regulation amends the Annex to Directive 2001/15/EC to allow the additional use of the following chemical substances in the manufacture of foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs) or for all foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses (FPNUs) as specified:
In addition to the above substances a new category headed ‘lutein' is to be added and the substance ‘lutein listed for FSMP only.
Article 3 of the draft Commission Regulation amends Annex IV to Directive 2006/125/EC to allow for the use of ‘Ferrous bisglycinate' in the manufacture of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infant and young children
The draft Regulation will be discussed at the Standing Committee meeting on 20th February 2009.