date:Apr 03, 2013
f November 30. It aims to adopt opinions for the first 15 additives by the end of 2013 if possible, followed by several others in 2014.
The food safety body says its Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food has grouped the additives based on availability of scientific data, and is also reviewing previous re-evaluations of certain food colours because consumer exposure to them for some population groups was originally estimated, based on limited data, to be higher than the Acce