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Report on Food on the
Revision of Essential Requirements of Infant Formulae
and Follow-on Formulae (adopted on 4 April 2003)
(2560KB) corrected on 17/09/2007
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Revision of the opinion on
the irradiation of food (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(289KB)
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Opinion on an application
from ADM for approval of plant sterol-enriched foods
(expressed on 4 April 2003)
(159KB)
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Opinion on an application
from MultiBene for approval of plant-sterol enriched
foods (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(314KB)
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Updated opinion on the
potential risk to human health arising from the
transport in ships' tanks of oils and fats from
substances proposed as acceptable previous cargoes
(expressed on 4 April 2003)
(216KB)
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Opinion on Isosafrole
(expressed on 4 April 2003)
(175KB)
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Opinion on Soybean
Hemicellulose (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(156KB)
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Opinion on Glyzyrrhizinic
acid and its ammonium salts (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(247KB)
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Opinion on the 22nd
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(261KB)
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Opinion on the 23rd
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(182KB)
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Statement on Parabens
(expressed on 4 April 2003)
(112KB)
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Statement on the
D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate (expressed on 4 April
2003)
(123KB)
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Statement on L-serine and
some amino acid- amino acid salts for use in foods for
particular nutritional purposes (expressed on 4 April
2003)
(99KB)
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Updated opinion on
Fumonisin B1, B2 and B3 (expressed on 4 April 2003)
(135KB)
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The Working Document «
On a generic approach to the
safety assessment of micro-organisms used in feed/food
and feed/food production »
produced by a Working Group consisting
of Members of the Scientific Committee on Animal
Nutrition, Scientific Committee on Food and the
Scientific Committee on Plants of the European
Commission is open for comments from interested
parties. Please send the comments
before 30th June 2003 to the following e-mail
address:
sanco-sc2-secretariat@ec.europa.eu
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TOLERABLE UPPER INTAKE LEVELS FOR
VITAMINS AND MINERALS [BETA-CAROTENE], [RIBOFLAVIN],
[VITAMIN B6], [NIACIN], [VITAMIN B12] , [FOLATE],
[BIOTIN], [PANTOTHENIC] [ACID], [MAGNESIUM], [MANGANESE],
[SELENIUM], [MOLYBDENUM]
UPDATED IN
APRIL 2003
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Opinion on Erythritol
(opinion expressed on 5 March 2003)
(307KB)
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Guidance document
for the risk assessment of genetically modified plants
and derived food and feed (6-7 March 2003 - Prepared
for the Scientific Steering Committee by
The Joint Working Group on Novel Foods and GMOs
composed of members of the Scientific Committees on
Plants, Food and Animal Nutrition)
(241KB)
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Opinion accompanying
the guidance document for the risk assessment of
genetically modified plants and derived food and feed
(expressed on 6-7 March 2003)
(116KB)
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Opinion on Applications
for Approval of a Variety of Plant Sterol-Enriched
Foods (expressed on 5 March 2003)
(170
KB)
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Opinion on Teucrin A,
major component of hydroalcoholic extracts of
Teucrium chamaedrys (
wild germander)
(expressed on 5 March 2003)
(202
KB)
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Opinion on the 21
st additional list of monomers and
additives for food contact materials (expressed on 5
March 2003)
(250
KB)
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Opinion on the revision
of reference values for nutrition labelling
(expressed on 5 March 2003)
(540
KB)
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Opinion on
4-Hexylresorcinol (expressed on 5 March 2003)
(168
KB)
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Opinion on additional
information on energy drinks (expressed on 5 March
2003)
(302
KB)
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Opinion on potential
risks from organotin compounds used as catalysts in
silicone-coated baking papers (expressed on 5 March
2003)
(139
KB)
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Opinion on the safety in
use of isopropyl alcohol and isobutyl acetate for the
extraction of beta-carotene from Blakeslea trispora
(expressed on 5 March 2003)
(82
KB)
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Opinion on carrageenan
(expressed on 5 March 2003)
(156
KB)
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Opinion on Thujone
(expressed on 2 December 2002)
(216
KB)
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Statement on the
re-allocation of some substances for consistency with
new SCF guidelines for food contact materials
(expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
141KB)
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Opinion on furfural and
furfural diethylacetal (expressed on 2 December 2002)
(
268KB)
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Opinion on chemically
defined flavouring substances listed in the EU
register, Flavouring Group Evaluation 2 (FGE.02):
Branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated
primary alcohols, aldehydes and related esters of
primary alcohols and straight-chain carboxylic acids
from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) (expressed on 3
December 2002)
(
1904KB)
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Opinion on chemically
defined flavouring substances listed in the EU
register, Flavouring Group Evaluation 1 (FGE.01):
Branched-chain aliphatic saturated aldehydes,
carboxylic acids and related esters of primary alcohols
and branched-chain carboxylic acids from chemical
groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000
of 18 July 2000) (expressed on 3 December 2002)
(
1003KB)
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Opinion : Update on the
Safety of Aspartame (expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
263KB)
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Opinion on impurities of
1,4-dioxane, 2-chloroethanol and mono- and diethylene
glycol in currently permitted food additives and in
proposed use of ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose in
gluten-free bread (expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
205KB)
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Opinion on Tahitian Noni®
juice (expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
229KB)
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Statement of the
Scientific Committee on Food on
1,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane (PM/REF.N. 15370),
1,6-Diamino-2,4,4- trimethylhexane (PM/REF.N 15400)
and on their mixture of (40% w/w) 1,6-
diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane and (60%
w/w)1,6-diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane (PM/REF. N.
22331, previously mentioned as PM/REF.N. 15355)
(expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
93KB)
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Opinion on the introduction
of a Fat (Consumption) Reduction Factor (FRF) in the
estimation of the exposure to a migrant from food
contact materials (expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
178KB)
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Statement on Bisphenol A
diglycidyl ether (BADGE) (expressed on 4 December 2002)
(
116KB)
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Opinion on the risks to
human health of
Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
in food
(
701KB) and
Annex
(
1648KB) (expressed
on 4 December 2002)
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General view on the
long-term effects of the intake of elevated levels of
phytosterols from multiple dietary sources, with
particular attention to the effects on b-carotene
(expressed on 26 September 2002)
(
74KB)
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Opinion on a report on Post
Launch Monitoring of "yellow fat spreads with
added phytosterol esters" (expressed on 26 September
2002)
(
26KB)
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Opinion on the 18th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 24 September 2002)
(
244KB)
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Opinion on the 19th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 25 September 2002)
(
188KB)
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Opinion on the 20th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 25 September 2002)
(
207KB)
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Opinion on benzoic acid and
its salts (expressed on 24 September 2002)
(
185KB)
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Opinion on benzyl alcohol
(expressed on 24 September 2002)
(
166KB)
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Opinion on citric acid
esters of mono- and diglyglycerides (E472c): request
for additional uses in foods for special medical
purposes for infants and young children (expressed on
24 September 2002)
(
116KB)
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Statement on a Report on
2alkylcyclobutanones (expressed on 2 July 2002)
(
113KB)
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Opinion on quassin
(expressed on 2 July 2002)
(
176KB)
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Opinion on pulegone and
menthofuran (expressed on 2 July 2002)
(
260KB)
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Opinion on new findings
regarding the presence of Acrylamide in food (expressed
on 3 July 2002)
(
210KB)
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Opinion on a request to place
genetically modified sweet maize line Bt11 on the
market
(expressed on 17 April 2002)
(222KB)
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Opinion on Bisphenol A
(expressed on 17 April 2002)
(271KB)
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Opinion on impurities of
ethylene oxide in food additives (expressed on 17 April
2002)
(137KB)
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Opinion on eucalyptol
(expressed on 17 April 2002)
(189KB)
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Report on Risk Profile on
the Microbiological Contamination of Fruits and
Vegetables Eaten Raw (adopted on 24 April 2002)
(510KB)
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Opinion on the 17th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (adopted on 27 February 2002)
(142KB)
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Opinion on Fusarium
toxins. Part 6: Group evaluation of T-2 toxin, HT-2
toxin, nivalenol and deoxynivalenol (adopted on 26
February 2002)
(204KB)
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Opinion on specifications
for gelatine in terms of consumer health (adopted on
27 February 2002)
(153KB)
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Opinion on the safety
assessment of the genetically modified maize line
GA21, with tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate
(expressed on 27 February 2002)
(232KB)
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Opinion on Capsaicin
(adopted on 26 February 2002)
(185KB)
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Guidelines for the
presentation of an application for safety assessment
of a substance to be used in food contact materials
prior to its authorisation (updated on 13 December
2001)
(144KB)
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Opinion on a request for
the safety assessment of Salatrims for use as reduced
calorie fats alternative as novel food ingredients
(expressed on 13 December 2001)
(223KB)
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Opinion on the safety of
the presence of safrole (1-allyl-3,4- methylene dioxy
benzene) in flavourings and other food ingredients
with flavouring properties (adopted on 12 December
2001)
(195KB)
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Opinion on the 16th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials
(adopted on 13 December
2001)
(150KB)
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Opinion on the 15th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials
(adopted on 13 December
2001)
(153KB)
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Opinion on the presence
of hypericin and extracts of Hypericum sp. in
flavourings and other food ingredients with
flavouring properties (adopted on 12 December 2001)
(265KB)
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Opinion on the use of
carbon monoxide as component of packaging gases in
modified atmosphere packaging for fresh meat (adopted
on 13 December 2001)
(161KB)
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Opinion on the presence
of Beta-asarone in flavourings and other food
ingredients with flavouring properties (adopted
on 12 December 2001)
(211KB)
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Opinion on Acute Risks
Posed by Tin in Canned Foods (adopted on 12 December
2001)
(99KB)
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Additional statement on the
use of resistant short chain carbohydrates
(oligofructosyl-saccharose and oligogalactosyl-lactose)
in infant formulae and in follow-on formulae
(expressed on 13 December 2001)
(26KB)
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Statement on the recent
report on primary aromatic amines in food and packaging
samples in a Danish magazine1 (expressed on 26
September 2001)
(12KB)
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Statement on the use of
resistant short chain carbohydrates (oligofructose and
oligogalactose) in infant formulae and in follow-on
formulae (expressed on 26 September 2001)
(27KB)
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Opinion on Estragole
(1-Allyl-4-methoxybenzene) (adopted on 26 September
2001)
(34KB)
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Opinion on Methyleugenol
(4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene) (adopted on 26 September
2001)
(34KB)
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Guidance on submissions for
safety evaluation of sources of nutrients or of other
ingredients proposed for use in the manufacture of
foods (opinion expressed on 11 July 2001)
(23KB)
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Guidance on submissions for
food additive evaluations (opinion expressed on
11 July 2001)
(123KB)
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Opinion on
the 14th additional list of
monomers and additives for food contact
materials
(adopted on 11 July 2001)
(37KB)
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Opinion on the use of
dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) in wines (expressed on 11
July 2001)
(13KB)
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Opinion on hydrogenated
poly-1-decene (expressed on 11 July 2001)
(30KB)
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Opinion on carnauba wax
(expressed on 11 July 2001)
(17KB)
Addendum (expressed
on 17 April 2002)
(116KB)
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Statement on the
contamination of pomace oils (olive residue oils) with
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (adopted during the
SCF plenary meeting of 10/11 July 2001)
(6KB)
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Opinion on
3-Monochloro-Propane-1,2 Diol (3-MCPD) - Updating the
SCF opinion of 1994, adopted on 30 May 2001
(65KB)
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Opinion on the risk
assessment of dioxins and dioxins-like PCBs in food
(update based on the new scientific information
available since the adoption of the SCF opinion of 22
November 2000) (adopted by the SCF on 30 May 2001)
(92KB)
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Opinion on Fusarium toxins,
part 5: T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin (adopted by the SCF on
30 May 2001)
(134KB)
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Opinion on the safety of
n-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone residues in polyvinylpyrrolidone
and polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (insoluble
polyvinylpyrrolidone) when used as food additives
(adopted by SCF on 30 May 2001)
(64KB)
updated
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Opinion on the 13th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (adopted by the SCF on 30 May 2001)
(67KB)
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Opinion on the 12th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (adopted on 28 February 2001)
(34KB)
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Opinion
on the Risk Assessment
of
Dioxins and Dioxin-like
PCBs
in Food (
Adopted on 22 November
2000)
(694 kb)
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Opinion on a survey on
dietary intake of the food contact material
di-2-(ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) (expressed on 19
October 2000)
(17 kb)
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Opinion on the 11th
additional list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (expressed on 19 October 2000)
(41 kb)
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Opinion on a Dextran
preparation, produced using
LEUCONOSTOC
MESENTEROIDES, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE and
LACTOBACILLUS Spp,as a novel food ingredient in bakery
products
(expressed on 18 October 2000)
(51 kb)
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Opinion on Fusarium
Toxins Part 4
1
: Nivalenol (expressed on 19
October 2000)
(47 kb)
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Opinion on Fusarium Toxins
Part 3
1
: Fumonisin B
1
(FB
1
) (Expressed on 17 October
2000)
(180 kb)
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Opinion on the safety of use
of beta carotene from all dietary sources (Opinion
adopted by the SCF on 7 September 2000)
(139 kb)
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Opinion on safety aspects of
creatine supplementation (Adopted by the SCF on 7
September 2000)
(24 kb)
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Opinion on the evaluation of
toxicological information related to the safety
assessment of genetically modified tomatoes (adopted on
7 september 2000)
(13 kb)
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Opinion of the Scientific
Committee on Food on sucralose (Adopted by the SCF on 7
September 2000)
(129 kb)
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Opinion concerning a
submission from the Italian authorities raising
concerns for the safety of certain products approved
under the notification procedure of Regulation (EC)
258/97 (expressed on 7 September 2000)
(31 kb)
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Opinion on Fusarium toxins -
part 2 : Zearalenone (ZEA) (22 June 2000)
(78 kb)
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Report on composition and
specification of food intended to meet the expenditure
of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen
(adopted on 22 June 2000, corrected on 28 Feruary 2001)
(208 kb)
updated
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Opinion in respect of
Listeria monocytogenes (expressed on 22 June
2000)
(12 kb)
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Opinion on the 10th
additionnal list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (adopted on 22 June 2000)
(40 kb)
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Opinion on the 9th
additionnal list of monomers and additives for food
contact materials (adopted on 22 June 2000)
(22 kb)
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Opinion on B-carotene from
Blakeslea trispora (adopted on 22 June 2000 and
corrected on 7 September
2000)
(16 kb)
updated
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Opinion on B-cyclodextrin
produced using cycloglycosyltranferase obtained from
Paenibacillus macerans (adopted on 22 June 2000)
(17 kb)
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Opinion on B-cyclodextrin
produced using cycloglycosyltranferase from a
recombinant
Bacillus licheniformis (adopted on 22 June 2000)
(24 kb)
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Opinion on a request for the
safety assessment of the use of Phytosterol Esters in
Yellow Fat Spreads (6 April 2000)
(72 KB)
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Opinion on the
Re-evaluation of acesulfame K with reference to the
previous SCF opinion of 1991 (expressed on 9 March
2000)
(50 KB)
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Revised opinion on cyclamic
acid and its sodium and calcium salts (expressed on 9
March 2000)
(49 KB)
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Opinion
on the safety assessment of the nuts of the Ngali
tree (expressed on 8 March 2000)
(20 KB)
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Minute statement on Patulin
(expressed on 8 March 2000)
(9 KB)
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Opinion on an additional
list of monomers and additives for food contact
materials (expressed on 2 December 1999)
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Opinion on Mannitol
manufactured by fermentation (expressed on 2
December 1999)
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Opinion on a Malitol syrup
not covered by current specifications (expressed on 2
December 1999)
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Opinion on synthetic
lycopene as a colouring matter for use in foodstuffs
(expressed on 2 December 1999)
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Opinion
on imazalil for incorporation
in cheese coatings (expressed on 2 December
1999)
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Opinion on a Programme for
the evaluation of flavoring substances (expressed on 2
December 1999)
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Opinion on Fusarium Toxins
- Part 1: Deoxynivalenol (DON) (expressed on 2 December
1999)
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Opinion on a request for
consent to place on the market a tomato fruit
genetically modified to down-regulate the production of
polygalacturonase (PG), & solely intended for
processing.(Expressed on 23/09/99)
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Opinion on additional list
of monomers and additives for food contact materials
(expressed on 23 September 1999)
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Opinion on Coumarin
(expressed on 22/09/99)
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Minute statement on
measures taken by the European Commission during the
management of the contamination of the Belgian food
supply with PCBs and dioxins.(Expressed by the
Scientific Committee on food during the plenary meeting
on 23 September 1999)
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Opinion on an additional
list of monomers and additives for food contact
materials (expressed on 17/06/99)
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Opinion on Stevia
Rebaudiana Bertoni plants and leaves (adopted on
17/06/99)
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Opinion on the safety
assessment of phospholipids obtained from egg yolk as
food produced using a new process (adopted on
17/06/99)
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Opinion on Stevioside as
sweetener (adopted on 17/06/99)
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Opinion concerning the
scientific basis for determining whether food products,
derived from genetically modified soya and from
genetically modified maize, could be included in a list
of food products which do not require labelling because
they do not contain (detectable) traces of DNA or
protein (Expressed on 17 June 1999)
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Opinion on Dioxins in milk
derived from cattle fed on contaminated feed in
Belgium, expressed on 16 June 1999
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Opinion on substances for
nutritional purposes which have been proposed for use
in the manufacture of foods for particular nutritional
purposes ('Parnuts'), expressed on 12/05/99
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Opinion on
ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose (Addendum to the "Opinion
on re-evaluation of five modified celluloses" of 13
March 1992, expressed on 24 March 1999
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Opinion on Bisphenol A
diglycidyl ether (BADGE), expressed on 24 March
1999
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Opinion on an additional
list of monomers and additives for food contact
materials, expressed on 24 March 1999
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Opinion on propane, butane
and iso-butane as propellant gases for vegetable
oil-based aerosol cooking sprays and water-based
emulsion cooking sprays, expressed on 24 March
1999
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Opinion on certain aromatic
hydrocarbons present in food (expressed on
20/1/1999)
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Opinion on Caffeine,
Taurine and D-Glucurono
- g -Lactone as constituents of so-called
"energy" drinks (expressed on 21 January 1999)
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Opinion on the scientific
background of the spanish notification on a regulation
on broths, consommés, soups and creams (expressed on 10
december 98)
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Opinion on an additional
list of monomers and additives for food contact
materials (expressed on 10 december 1998)
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Opinion on the use of
urease prepared from Lactobacillus fermentum in wine
production (expressed on 10 december 1998)
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Opinion on Riboflavin as a
colouring matter authorized for use in food stuffs
produced by fermentation using genetically modified
bacillus subtilis (expressed on 10 december
1998)
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Opinion of the Scientific
Committee on Food on an additional list of monomers and
additives for food contact materials (adopted the 18
September 1998)
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Opinion on the irradiation
of eight foodstuffs (expressed on 17.09.1998)
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Opinion on Ochratoxin A
(expressed on 18 September 1998)
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Opinion on the
applicability of the ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake) for
food additives to infants (expressed on
17/09/1998)
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Opinion on risk to health
from fruit and vegetables and their products grown in
areas where cholera (
Vibrio cholerae) has reached epidemic levels
(expressed on 4 June 1998)
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Opinion on an additional
list of monomers and additives for food contact
materials (adopted the 19 March 1998)
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Further advice on the
opinion of the Scientific Committee for Food expressed
on the 19 September 1997 on a Maximum Residue Limit
(MRL) of 0.01 mg/Kg for pesticides in foods intended
for infants and young children (adopted by the SCF on 4
June 1998)
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Report on Effects of
Beta-carotene Supplementation in Combination with
Tocopherol and Ascorbate in Clinical and
Chemopreventive Trials (Adopted by the SCF on
19/3/98)
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Opinion on Zinc Acetate as
a flavour enhancer in chewing gum (Opinion expressed on
19 March 1998)
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Opinion on
Aeromonas in natural mineral water (adopted by
the SCF on 19/3/98)
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Opinion On Lindane In Foods
Intended For Infants And Young Children - Opinion
expressed on 15th January 1998
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Opinion On Use Of
Cross-Linked Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose In Solid
Dietary Supplements - Expressed on 15 January
1998
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