Commission Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Codified version). Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal of the European Union L 253, 20 September 2008, pp. 1-175. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive establishes purity criteria for all food additives other than colours and sweeteners. These criteria replace those laid down under Directive 96/77/EC. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Repeals Commission Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Legislation | European Union | 1996 (2003) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1092 (W.97) of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 258/2009 replacing the Annex to article 36 of the Food Code laying down “specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners”, in compliance with Commission Directive 2008/84/EC. Legislation | Greece | 2009 Keyword: Codex Alimentarius, Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 152 of 2009 (XI. 12.) FVM of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the binding provisions of the Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus. Legislation | Hungary | 2009 (2014) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation laying down purity criteria on food additives. Legislation | Poland | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 891 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 167 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Règlement ministériel déterminant les critères de pureté spécifiques pour les additifs alimentaires autres que les colorants et les édulcorants. Legislation | Luxembourg | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 167 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Purity Criteria On Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 277 of 2009). Legislation | Ireland | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives Source: FAO, FAOLEX Real Decreto Nº 1.466/2009 - Normas de identidad y pureza de los aditivos alimentarios distintos de colorantes y edulcorantes utilizados en los productos alimenticios. Legislation | Spain | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Commission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Legislation | European Union | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2009/10/EC amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Codex Alimentarius Source: FAO, FAOLEX