Legal Update - Authorised Smoke Flavouring

Product Regulation – Food Products – Smoke Flavouring - European Food Safety Authority

Commission Regulation EC No 1321/2013 will come into effect on 1 January and establishes a list of authorised smoke flavouring primary products. Food manufacturers have until 1 January 2015 to comply with the new regulations.

The Smoke Flavouring Regulation EC No 2065/2003, outlines the procedures for evaluating and authorising smoke flavouring primary products. It also made provision for the establishment of a list of authorised smoke flavouring primary products. Recent legislation (Commission Regulation EC No 1321/2013) now lists 10 smoke flavouring primary products that can be used in food along with conditions of their use. These are:

1. Scansmoke PB 1110
2. Zesti Smoke Code 10
3. Smoke Concentrate 809045
4. Scansmoke SEF 7525
5. SmokEz C-10
6. SmokEz Enviro-23
7. Tradismoke™ A MAX
8. proFagus-Smoke R709
9. Fumokomp
10. AM 01

The smoke flavourings listed above have been evaluated for safety by the European Food Safety Authority.

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