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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12870

18 January 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 23
NEWS BRIEFS / Food safety
E171 banned as a food additive in EU with a transitional period of 6 months

17/01/2022 (Agence Europe)Since January, the ban on titanium dioxide as a food additive (white colouring, so-called E171) has been in force in the EU, in accordance with a European Commission decision of 2021. After the green light from the Member States’ experts (see EUROPE B12808A34), neither the Parliament nor the Council of the EU objected. A grace period (transitional period) of 6 months is foreseen to allow time for agri-food businesses to adapt. The Commission’s decision is...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
INSTITUTIONAL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
NEWS BRIEFS