Description

The newly awaited European Union lists of food additives were published on 12 November 2011. The majority of these lists will apply from 1 June 2013. In one single piece of legislation the use of colours, sweeteners and miscellaneous food additives are listed in food categories to which they may be added. This will replace the old lists that were dispersed over various annexes in the three different Directives on colours, sweeteners and miscellaneous food additives.

The EU flavouring list is also expected to be completed by early 2012 and will provide a harmonised system for the use of flavourings across the EU.

In order to understand better these recent changes in EU food law, Leatherhead's new one day course Food Additives and Flavourings: A Guide to the New Regulations will provide delegates with a clear and practical overview on how the EU regulations covering food additives and flavourings have evolved since being published in 2008 and how to prepare for complying with the new Union lists.

Food Additives and Flavourings: A Guide to the New Regulations will include a complete overview of the EU food improvement agent regulatory package covering food additives, flavourings and enzymes.This will include an explanation of the new Union lists of food additives mentioned above which is provided in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 , as well as Annex III of the same regulation covering the new concept of food additives including carriers approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings, nutrients and their conditions of use. The EU authorisation of the new sweetener, steviol glycosides E 960 will also be discussed.

On the flavouring side, Joy Harding, a recognised European expert in this area of food flavourings who has served on numerous Trade Associations dealing with additives and flavourings, and is a past President of the European Flavour Association, will update delegates on the latest news in this area of food law with practical industry examples.

The course will also cover labelling of food additives and flavourings, an overview of how food additives are authorised, as well as a practical workshop session for delegates to consolidate their learning’s under the guidance of our regulatory experts.

Programme

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Who should attend?

• Regulatory Managers/Advisors
• Food Technologists
• NPD Technologists
• Flavourists
• Trading Standards Officers

 From this course delegates will:

• Gain a thorough understanding of the regulations covering food additives, flavourings and enzymes, including the recently populated annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008
• Gain knowledge on labelling rules for food additives and flavourings
• Receive an update on the current safety (re-) assessment of food additives being carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as well as an overview of the authorisation process of food additives
• Apply learnings in a practical workshop session