Commission Directive 2002/82/EC of 15 October 2002 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2002/82/EC
of 15 October 2002
amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), as amended by Directive 94/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(3), as last amended by Directive 2001/5/EC(4), lists those substances which may be used as additives other than colours and sweeteners in foodstuffs.
(2) Commission Directive 96/77/EC(5), as last amended by Directive 2001/30/EC(6) sets out the purity criteria for the additives other than colours and sweeteners mentioned in Directive 95/2/EC.
(3) It is necessary to adapt to technical progress existing purity criteria set out in Directive 96/77/EC and to establish new purity criteria for those food additives for which these were failing.
(4) It is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for additives as set out in the Codex Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
(5) Directive 96/77/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,