Parliament amended the common position of the Council by introducing 17 amendments whose substantial aims were:
- to prohibit the use in foodstuffs of additives which did not comply with the specifications adopted by the Scientific Committee for Food,
- to include substance E 471, fatty-acid monoglycerides and diglycerides, in Annex II (heading 7),
- to include in Annex II (heading 13) the substances E 322, lecithin in the quantity of 30 g/l, fatty-acid monoglycerides and diglycerides in the quantity of 10 g/l. The Commission accepted this amendment.
- to remove the following substances from Annex II (heading 24): E 334, tartaric acid - E 400, alginic acid - E 401, sodium alginate - E 402, potassium alginate - E 403, ammonium alginate and E 404, calcium alginate,
- to increase the limit set in Annex III (heading 7, column Ba) for cask alcohol-free beer from 70 mg/l to 200 mg/l.
- to include in Annex III (part B, heading 1) crustaceans of the family peneidae solenceridae and aristeidae, with limits of 150 for less than 80 units, 200 for the range between 80 and 120 units and 300 for more than 120 units. The Commission accepted this amendment.
- to withdraw the exception for bottled cider contained in Annex III (part B, foodstuff number 55). The Commission accepted this amendment.
- to remove the reference to the admission into foodstuffs of orthophospates in their natural state, which is included in Annex IV (heading 2) as a footnote,
- to remove the reference to the maximum added quantity, which is included in Annex IV (headings 2 and 4) as a footnote,
- to replace the expression "precooked potatoes", which is included in Annex IV (heading 4 (E 452), column 3, position 2) and has a limit of 100 mg/kg, with "processed potato products" with a limit of 5 g/kg,
- to increase from 5 to 10 g/kg the limit established for bakery products in Annex IV (heading 18, column 3). The Commission accepted this amendment.
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