A meat preserver, a gel-forming additive and an anti-microbial agent face tougher European rules as Brussels adopts a proposal to change the current food additive directive. The European Commission ...

MEPs rejected firm bans on colourings in favour of stronger labelling systems, although Green MEPs regretted that these will not cover GMO additives. Parliament’s final report on food additives, ...

The European Commission is pressing MEPs and ministers to award it new powers over changing European Union (EU) rules on food additives by Christmas. It has asked for special ‘comitology’ powers to ...

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to amend Directive 95/2/EC, dealing with food additives other than colours and sweeteners, in order to reduce the authorised levels of nitrates and ...

New York, May 6 (Reuters) - Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in products ranging from caffeinated energy drinks to industrial chemicals in food containers and water bottles, ...

New York -- Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in products ranging from caffeinated energy drinks to industrial chemicals in food containers and water bottles, the U.S. Food and ...