Additive approval regulation
Basic data | |
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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.
See also
- Legal situation in Switzerland : Additives Ordinance (ZuV)
- Legal situation in Austria : Additive Ordinance (ZuV)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2008 on food additives
- ↑ Legal regulations for the use of additives. Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, accessed on February 29, 2020 .