Additive approval regulation

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Basic data
Title: Ordinance on the approval of additives to food for technological purposes
Short title: Additive approval regulation
Previous title: Ordinance on the admission of additives to food
Abbreviation: ZZulV
Type: Federal Ordinance
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Special administrative law , food law
References : 2125-40-71
Original version from: December 20, 1977
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2711 )
Entry into force on: January 1, 1978
Last revision from: January 29, 1998
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 230, 231 )
Entry into force of the
new version on: 		February 6, 1998
Last change by: Art. 23 VO of July 5, 2017
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272, 2287 )
Effective date of the
last change: 		July 13, 2017
(Art. 29 of July 5, 2017)
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The ordinance on the approval of additives for foodstuffs for technological purposes , in short Additives Approval Ordinance (ZZulV), regulates the approval , labeling and maximum quantities of additives for foodstuffs as a federal German ordinance .

All additives, including colorants , preservatives , sweeteners and antioxidants , fall under the Additive Admissions Ordinance . The Flavor Ordinance applies to flavorings .

The version still valid in parts replaced the previous “Additive Approval Ordinance” of December 22, 1981 ( Federal Law Gazette I, pp. 1625, 1633 ).

The current legal standard for additives is Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2008 on food additives.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2008 on food additives
  2. ↑ Legal regulations for the use of additives. Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, accessed on February 29, 2020 .