Guidance on Food Additives Revision 2, 2015

This guidance is aimed at the food industry and at food law enforcement officers. It seeks to clarify issues 
surrounding food additives including their function, their use, possible implications for health and the legislation 
by which they are regulated. The guidance covers only the legislation on food additives, together with information 
on their use in food, their intake by the Irish population and other relevant information. Separate guidance has 
been published by the FSAI on flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on 
foods (FSAI, 2012) and guidance will be published on food enzymes when the approved list is agreed (still under 
discussion at EU level).