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【技术产业】欧盟将统一食品添加剂标准

EU health chief seeking sweeter rules on additives

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Simple rules for approving food additives, flavourings and enzymes were proposed by the European Union's health chief on Friday.

Under the new proposal, food and drink companies will be bound by one single set of EU rules instead of the current complicated system of combining 25 national laws with limited EU legislation.

If endorsed by EU ministers and the European Parliament, the move would mean greater consumer confidence in the safety of food quality, according to EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou.

"Clear, harmonised rules on the safety approval and marketing of these substances serve to protect the consumer and boost public confidence in the food produced with them," the Cypriot official said.

"Today's proposals ensure that these rules are based on sound scientific advice and that consumers are afforded the same level of safety wherever they are in the EU."

Enzymes are used as alternatives to chemicals to improve food texture, appearance, flavour and nutritional value. Certain food enzymes are currently not covered by EU rules, and national legislation differs widely.

Additives are already covered by EU rules, but the aim is to streamline and speed up evaluation of new additives. Rules on flavourings are too complicated and some are out of date, according to the EU executive arm.

The European Commission wants to introduce a "positive list" of additives, flavourings and enzymes, which will be compiled by experts from each of the 25-member states in consultation with the European Food Safety Authority.

Under the new proposal, those ingredients already approved at EU or national level will have to be resubmitted for approval.

The Commission hopes to get the go ahead from EU governments and lawmakers within two years, but companies will have another two years to submit their applications. 我来认领此篇 欧盟健康委员会主席寻求更完美的添加剂标准
布鲁塞尔(路透社消息)-星期五,欧盟健康委员会主席提议统一食品添加剂,香味料和酶的标准.
有了这个新的提议,食品和饮料公司只需遵守欧盟的一套标准,从而取代目前由25个国家联合制定的受限于欧盟法的复杂体系.
据欧盟健康委员会委员Markos Kyprianou透露,如果这个提议得到欧盟部长级会议和欧盟国会的批准,这一举动使消费者对食品质量安全有了更大的信心.
来自塞浦路斯的官员说:"很显然,这些物质在安全认可和销售方面的一致标准可以保护消费者并提高食品生产的公信力."
"今天的提议保证这些标准是基于正确科学的建议,而且保证只要在欧盟国家消费者购买的产品的安全系数都是一样的."
酶作为化学替代品用以提高食品的质地,外表,味道和营养价值.目前,某些食品酶尚未被纳入欧盟标准,而且欧盟各国对此的立法大相径庭.
添加剂已被纳入欧盟标准,但目标是简化和提高评估新添加剂的能力.据欧盟的执行机构表示,目前,香味料的标准太过复杂且有些是过时的.
欧盟委员会打算制定一个添加剂,香味料和酶的"肯定列表",这个列表将由来自欧盟25个成员国的专家与欧洲食物安全管理局磋商后编制而成.
这个新的提议,将使那些已经通过欧盟或其成员国标准的成分不得不重新递交申请请求批准.
欧盟委员会希望在未来两年内,欧盟政府和立法者批准此建议的实施,然而各公司则需要另外两年时间去递交申请. [标签:content1][标签:content2]

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