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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)  corrected on 17/09/2007 |
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Revision of the opinion on the irradiation of food (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on an application from ADM for approval of plant sterol-enriched foods (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on an application from MultiBene for approval of plant-sterol enriched foods (expressed on 4 April 2003)
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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) |
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Opinion on Isosafrole (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on Soybean Hemicellulose (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on Glyzyrrhizinic acid and its ammonium salts (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on the 22nd additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Opinion on the 23rd additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Statement on Parabens (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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Statement on the D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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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) |
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Updated opinion on Fumonisin B1, B2 and B3 (expressed on 4 April 2003) |
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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)
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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) |
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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) |
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Opinion on Applications for Approval of a Variety of Plant Sterol-Enriched Foods (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on Teucrin A, major component of hydroalcoholic extracts of Teucrium chamaedrys (wild germander) (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on the 21 st additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on the revision of reference values for nutrition labelling (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on 4-Hexylresorcinol (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on additional information on energy drinks (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on potential risks from organotin compounds used as catalysts in silicone-coated baking papers (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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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)
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Opinion on carrageenan (expressed on 5 March 2003)
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Opinion on Thujone (expressed on 2 December 2002)
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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) |
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Opinion on furfural and furfural diethylacetal (expressed on 2 December 2002) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Opinion : Update on the Safety of Aspartame (expressed on 4 December 2002) |
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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) |
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Opinion on Tahitian Noni® juice (expressed on 4 December 2002) |
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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)
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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) |
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Statement on Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) (expressed on 4 December 2002) |
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Opinion on the risks to human health of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in food and Annex (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) |
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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) |
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Opinion on the 18th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 24 September 2002) |
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Opinion on the 19th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 25 September 2002) |
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Opinion on the 20th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 25 September 2002) |
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Opinion on benzoic acid and its salts (expressed on 24 September 2002) |
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Opinion on benzyl alcohol (expressed on 24 September 2002)
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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)
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Statement on a Report on 2alkylcyclobutanones (expressed on 2 July 2002) |
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Opinion on quassin (expressed on 2 July 2002) |
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Opinion on pulegone and menthofuran (expressed on 2 July 2002) |
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Opinion on new findings regarding the presence of Acrylamide in food (expressed on 3 July 2002) |
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Opinion on a request to place genetically modified sweet maize line Bt11 on the market (expressed on 17 April 2002) |
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Opinion on Bisphenol A (expressed on 17 April 2002) |
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Opinion on impurities of ethylene oxide in food additives (expressed on 17 April 2002) |
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Opinion on eucalyptol (expressed on 17 April 2002) |
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Report on Risk Profile on the Microbiological Contamination of Fruits and Vegetables Eaten Raw (adopted on 24 April 2002) |
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Opinion on the 17th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 27 February 2002)
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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)
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Opinion on specifications for gelatine in terms of consumer health (adopted on 27 February 2002)
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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)
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Opinion on Capsaicin (adopted on 26 February 2002)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Opinion on the 16th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 13 December 2001)
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Opinion on the 15th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 13 December 2001)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Opinion on Acute Risks Posed by Tin in Canned Foods (adopted on 12 December 2001)
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Opinion on Estragole (1-Allyl-4-methoxybenzene) (adopted on 26 September 2001) |
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Opinion on Methyleugenol (4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene) (adopted on 26 September 2001) |
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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) |
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Guidance on submissions for food additive evaluations (opinion expressed on 11 July 2001) |
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Opinion on the 14th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 11 July 2001) |
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Opinion on the use of dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) in wines (expressed on 11 July 2001) |
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Opinion on hydrogenated poly-1-decene (expressed on 11 July 2001) |
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Opinion on carnauba wax (expressed on 11 July 2001)
Addendum (expressed on 17 April 2002) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) 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) |
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Opinion on the 12th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 28 February 2001) |
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Opinion on the Risk Assessment of Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCBs in Food (Adopted on 22 November 2000)
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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) |
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Opinion on the 11th additional list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (expressed on 19 October 2000) |
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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) |
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Opinion on Fusarium Toxins Part 4 1 : Nivalenol (expressed on 19 October 2000) |
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Opinion on Fusarium Toxins Part 3 1 : Fumonisin B 1 (FB 1 ) (Expressed on 17 October 2000) |
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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) |
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Opinion on safety aspects of creatine supplementation (Adopted by the SCF on 7 September 2000) |
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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) |
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Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on sucralose (Adopted by the SCF on 7 September 2000) |
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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) |
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Opinion on Fusarium toxins - part 2 : Zearalenone (ZEA) (22 June 2000) |
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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) updated |
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Opinion in respect of Listeria monocytogenes (expressed on 22 June 2000) |
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Opinion on the 10th additionnal list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 22 June 2000) |
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Opinion on the 9th additionnal list of monomers and additives for food contact materials (adopted on 22 June 2000) |
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Opinion on B-carotene from Blakeslea trispora (adopted on 22 June 2000 and corrected on 7 September 2000) updated |
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Opinion on B-cyclodextrin produced using cycloglycosyltranferase obtained from Paenibacillus macerans (adopted on 22 June 2000) |
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Opinion on B-cyclodextrin produced using cycloglycosyltranferase from a recombinant Bacillus licheniformis (adopted on 22 June 2000) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Revised opinion on cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts (expressed on 9 March 2000) |
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Opinion on the safety assessment of the nuts of the Ngali tree (expressed on 8 March 2000) |
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Minute statement on Patulin (expressed on 8 March 2000) |
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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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