Progress with Community Additive Controls

The Head of the Food Additives Policy Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food reports progress towards completion of a positive list and conditions of use for EC‐approved additives: Part I,Sweeteners; Part II, Preservatives, Antioxidants and Other Additives;Part III, Colours. The Part I Sweeteners proposal is already in Council;the Part II proposal can be expected by the end of the year; Part III will follow quickly. The application of these proposed regulations in the particular conditions of the UK food industry is discussed.