The common position, approved with the abstention of the Danish and Italian delegations, took over the 18 EP amendments incorporated by the Commission in its amended proposal. In particular, the Council:
- included in the list of foodstuffs to which food additives could not be added the following foodstuffs: unflavoured leaf tea; natural unflavoured buttermilk; all dry pasta products; all non-emulsified oils and fats; unflavoured live fermented milk products;
- incorporated specific provisions concerning the regular monitoring of consumption and scientific monitoring of all food additives;
- included in the list of foodstuffs to which certain food additives could be added the following foodstuffs: cream, including low-calorie cream; frozen vegetables; pre-cooked rice; beer; bread; non-emulsified vegetable oils and fats (except olive oil); canned fruit and vegetables;
- added a new food additive E444 (sucrose acetate isobutyrate);
- limited the use of glutamates by setting a maximum level of 10 g per kg;
- introduced a complete positive list of the foodstuffs in which the use of phosphates (E341, E450, E451, E452) was authorised;
- adopted the regulatory committee procedure.
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