Decree No. 158 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on mandatory safety requirements for food additives and labelling thereof. Pays/Territoire Lettonie Type du document Règlement Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Additifs alimentaires Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Transformation/manutention Transport/dépôt Emballage/étiquetage Protection du consommateur Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord Résumé This Decree sets forth mandatory requirements for safety of food additives, processing and handling thereof, packaging, labelling and transportation thereof. It also establishes classification of food additives. It shall be prohibited to use food additives for concealment of poor quality alimentary raw materials and components or utilization of processes non-conforming with the established sanitary and hygienic procedures and methods. Food additives shall be used on the following conditions: (a) if the use thereof is technologically substantiated and utilization of food additives cannot be avoided or substituted; (b) in case of availability of scientific evidence and substantiation that applied quantities do not represent risks for consumers; and (c) use of food additives does not mislead consumers. Texte intégral Russe Site web latvia.news-city.info