Article 2

Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption · European Union

1. In respect of any category of food additive listed in Annex I for which lists have been drawn up pursuant to Article 3 (8), only those food additives included in such lists may be used in the manufacture or preparation of foodstuffs and only under the conditions of use specified therein. 2. The inclusion of food additives in one of the categories in Amex I shall be on the basis of the principal function normally associated with the food additive in question. However, the allocation of the additive to a particular category does not exclude the possibility of the additive being authorized for several functions 3. Food additives shall be included in a list on the basis of the general criteria described in Annex II.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.