Policy paper

EM on EU regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (C(2023)6632)

The government's summary of a European Commission regulation concerning the use of nitrates and nitrites as food additives.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 11 December 2023

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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EM on EU food additives legislation

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This explanatory memorandum is about a European Commission regulation (EU) / amending Annex II to regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and nitrates (E 251-252).

It was submitted by The Rt Hon Dame Andrea Leadsom DBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care.

Published 11 December 2023