Via EU Regulation No. 2018/1481 E311 and E312 are removed from Regulation No. 1333/2008 subject to transitional period. Further details can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R1481&from=EN #EU #FoodAdditives

Via Commission Regulation No. 2018/677 (which amends Regulation No. 1333/2008, as amended, on Food Additives) thaumatin (E957) is now permitted as a flavour enhancer in sauces (max. 5 mg/kg) and Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks (max. 5 mg/kg). The amendment is accessible here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0677&from=EN #EU #FoodAdditives

Regulation 2018/97, amending EU Regulation No. 1333/2008 has been published so that the entries for: E 950 Acesulfame K, E 951 Aspartame, E 952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts, E 954 Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts, E 955 Sucralose, E 959 Neohesperidine DC, E 961 Neotame, E 962 Salt of aspartame-acesulfame and E 969 Advantame referring to the use in ‘only fine bakery products for special nutritional uses’ in food category 07.2 fine bakery wares are deleted. Link: h

This EU Regulation amends Regulation No. 1333/2008 on the use of food additives and authorises E960 as a sweetener in certain energy-reduced confectionery products in category 05.2 as follows: ‘Other confectionery including breath freshening microsweets’: hard confectionery (candies and lollies), soft confectionery (chewing candies, fruit gums, foam sugar products/marshmallows), liquorice, nougat and marzipan (max. 350 mg/kg); strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles (a