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FOOD IMPROVEMENT AGENTS PACKAGE
Dr Stephen Johnson
Food Standards Agency
April 2007
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Key aspects of the FIA proposals
• Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes, Common procedure
• Simplification
• Comitology
• Regulation = Directly applicable
• Uniform procedures, deadlines and clear requirements. EFSA.
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Progress to date
• Within UK (public consultation, updates, RIA)
Codecision
• In the Council
• In the European Parliament
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EP progress
Report/
Initial discussion
Other
Amend.
Env. ctte vote
Plenary
Procedure Y Y Y* N
Additives Y Y Y* N
Flavourings Y Y* N N
Enzymes Y Y* N N
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Common Procedure
Council
• Comitology (with scrutiny; efficiency)
• Time to bring forward a proposal – 9 mths with consultation
Parliament
• Co-decision
• 9 mths for EFSA
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Additives
Council
• Misleading to consumers – new recital
• No change to defn. of processing aids
• Energy reduced food – 25%?
• Levels in food as marketed
• Information obligations on safety and usage
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Additives
Council (cont’d)
• ‘other legitimate factors’ – includes the environment
• labelling (simpler; tankers)
• Transitional provision
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Flavourings
Council
• ‘Nature identical’ goes
• Natural strawberry flavouring – 90%?
• Substances of concernrisk based approachherbs and spices
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Enzymes
Council
• Defn of enzyme preparations
• Authorisation of enzymes
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Additives
European Parliament
• Co-decision
• Environmental factors
• Processing aids
• Allergenicity