Order No. 759/96 establishing purity standards of colourings to be used in foodstuffs. It revokes conditions for the use of colourings in food stuffs, in compliance with annex I of Ministerial Decree No. 646/93 of 6 July and annex I of Ministerial Decree No. 27/90 of 12 January.

Country/Territory: Portugal
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1996
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Diário da República No. 298/96 (I-B), 26 December 1996, pp. 4647-4670.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Food additives
Geographical area: Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes: This Order enters immediately into force.

Abstract: This Order establishes purity standards of colourings to be used in foodstuffs. It specifies foods that may or may not contain such colourings; sanitary requirements (maximum tolerable quantity of colouring), etc. A list of authorized food colourings is contained in Annex I.
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