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ID 693463 Last modified 08.03.2026
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Domain food chemicals
  • a list of the substances the use of which is authorized to the exclusion of all others (positive list)
  • liste des additifs alimentaire autorisés, dite liste positive en vente de principe fondamentale selon lequel tout ce qui n'a pas expressivement autorisé est interdit B .T.I. Ind. Agr. et Alim., no 267, fév. mai 72, p. 138 RA
positive list preferred
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  • The chemical substances used as sources of vitamins and minerals in the manufacture of food supplements should be safe and also be available to be used by the body. For this reason, a positive list of those substances should also be established. Such substances as have been approved by the Scientific Committee for Food, on the basis of the said criteria, for use in the manufacture of foods intended for infants and young children and other foods for particular nutritional uses can also be used in the manufacture of food supplements.

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