Strasbourg, 18/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - When consulted in second reading according to codecision procedure on the Council's "common position" with a view to amending the 1995 directive on food additives other than colourings and sweeteners, the Parliament decided, unlike the Council, not to include sodium alginate among the authorised additives, a product used for preventing pre-prepared carrots from going white or losing their firmness. The use of such an additive (which, when combined...