Legislative Decree No. 107 implementing Directives No. 88/388/CEE and 91/71/CEE on flavourings to be used in foodstuffs and on the substances to be used for the production of flavourings.

Country/Territory: Italy
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1992
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 39, 17 February 1992, Ordinary Supplement No. 31, pp. 29-38.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards Packaging/labelling Internal trade
Geographical area: Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract: The present Decree regulates the production, trade and sale of flavourings and substances used for the production of flavourings. As a general purity standard, the content of certain hazardous substances or lead, mercury and arsenic must not exceed the limits established in annex II. Purity standards specific to the flavourings listed in article 2 are established in annex III. Annexes VII and VIII concern, respectively, the list of, and the purity standards for, artificial flavourings. On the basis of the destination of the product, the Decree establishes different information to be provided in the label. More specific and detailed information regarding the expiry date, the preservation modalities, the instructions for use, etc. are required for the products destined to the final consumer, whereas information on technical characteristics are required for the products not destined to the final consumer. The present Decree does not apply to flavourings destined to other countries.
Full text: Italian