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Law No. 56 “On food additives.”

Country/Territory
Romania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Basic legislation Nutrition Food quality control/food safety Food additives Authorization/permit Certification Public health Packaging/labelling Consumer protection Internal trade Vending
Geographical area
Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Law establishes the legal framework for food additives, marketed as food and presented as such. Ministry of Health is the competent authority for food additives: (a) vitamins, minerals; (b) mixtures of vitamins and/or minerals; (c) substances with nutritional or physiological effect other than vitamins and minerals; (d) mixtures of vitamins and/or minerals with substances having a nutritional or physiological effect other than vitamins and minerals; (e) mixtures of vitamins and/or minerals with plant extracts and/or extracts of animal origin; and (f) mixtures of vitamins and/or minerals with plant extracts and/or extracts of animal origin, with substances having a nutritional or physiological effect other than vitamins and minerals. Food additives shall require mandatory authorization and certification issued by the Ministry of Health for their circulation and trade on the national territory. Labelling of food additives must not contain any indication of the attribution of the properties of prevention, treatment or cure of a human disease or reference to such properties.

Full text
Romanian
Website
legislatie.just.ro