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Gluten free foods
20/01/12
European Commission Regulation 41/2009 requiring products labelled ‘gluten-free’ to contain below a maximum gluten content, came into full force this month. It stipulates that a product may bear the term ‘gluten-free’ if the gluten content does not exceed 20 mg/kg as sold. Foodstuffs for people...
Food Additives List Published
21/12/11
The European Commission has published regulations that comprehensively lay out all the food additives permitted within the EU. Some additives on previous lists have been removed. Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 establishes a Union list of food additives, colours and sweeteners. Commission Regulation...
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Food information regulations now finalised
22/11/11
The European Parliament and Council have published Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (otherwise known as the Food Information Regulations or FIR) A link to download the document is here: Foodlabelcheck Ltd look forward to working with our customers...
Honey, pollen and gm food
15/11/11
A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice has decreed that pollen is an ingredient of honey. The consequnces of this are far-reaching, not least that honey and foods made with honey will now have to show pollen in the ingredients list. There are also issues of pollen collected from genetically...
