Food additives: conditions of use for E 425 konjac

2002/0201(COD)
The committee unanimously adopted the report by Marit PAULSEN (ELDR, S) broadly approving the proposal, subject to a few amendments under the codecision procedure (1st reading). It called for a review, within three years, of the safety levels for all the food additives listed in Directive 95/2/EC, with proposals to amend them where necessary on the basis of their effects on children's health. The report pointed out that the limit values are set for adults but that children are the biggest consumers of the food and drinks concerned. The committee also adopted an amendment bringing forward the implementation of the ban in the Member States to six months after the legislation is published. �