Use of permitted miscellaneous additives in flavourings4A

1

Where –

a

a permitted miscellaneous additive is used in a flavouring;

b

that flavouring is an ingredient of a compound food; and

c

the permitted miscellaneous additive performs a technological purpose in the final food;

the permitted miscellaneous additive shall be regarded for the purposes of these Regulations as an additive of the final food.

2

No person shall use any permitted miscellaneous additive in or on any flavouring where –

a

the level of such additives used exceeds the minimum necessary to guarantee the safety and quality of the flavouring and to facilitate its storage;

b

the presence of such additives is a hazard to human health, or misleading to the consumer.