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Commission Directive 2001/15/EC on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses

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This Directive concerns certain categories of substances added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses, namely vitamins, minerals, amino acids, carnitine and taurine, nucleotides, as well as choline and inositol. Such categories are referred to in the Annex attached. Only the chemical substances mentioned under each specific category may be used in the manufacture of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses covered by Directive 89/398/EEC. Other substances no
Title
Commission Directive 2001/15/EC on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses
Country
European Union
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2001
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
food safety
food
ECOLEX region
Eastern Europe
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/eur35024.pdf
Link to full text
http://europa.eu
Implements
Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses.