On February 27, a new technical regulation governing the use of food supplements for all countries that are members of the Eurasian Economic Union comes into force.

The list of permitted additives has been revised. In particular, were banned food tannins (E181), preservatives diphenyl (E230) and formic acid (E236), acidity regulator ammonium lactate (E328), antioxidant oxystearin (E387), glazing agent montanoic (octacosanoic) acid esters (E912), colorant canthaxanthin (E161g), acidity regulator ammonium acetate (E264), sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate (E480), anti-caking agents potassium aluminosilicate (E555), calcium aluminosilicate (E556), bentonite (E558), aluminosilicate (kaolin) (E559), flavor and aroma enhancers maltol (E636) and ethylmaltol (E637), sodium sorbate (E201) and calcium sorbate (E203), as well as food additive without number - sweetener "Stevia" (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), powder, syrup, extracts from the leaves of this herb.

The list of permitted supplements includes a thickener, stabilizer gummiarabic modified with octenylanthartaric acid (E423), preservative ethylaurylarginate (E243), as well as the following glazing agents: methacrylate copolymer basic (E1205), methacrylate copolymer neutral (E1206), methacrylate copolymer anionic (E1207), graft copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene (E1209).

In addition, the packaging will now have to indicate not only the code "E" and the numerical index of the supplement, but also its technological function: stabilizer, thickener, dye, etc.

The rules for labeling products when flavorings are used with flavoring preparations or substances from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), glycyrrhizic acid or its ammonium salt have also changed. Now on the package immediately after the composition must be indicated: "Contains licorice root", if glycyrrhizic acid or its ammonium salt in confectionery products 100 milligrams per kilogram or more, 10 milligrams per liter or more - in drinks; "Contains licorice root. Persons with a tendency to high blood pressure should avoid excessive consumption", if glycyrrhizic acid or its ammonium salt in the product from 4 grams per kilogram, from 50 milligrams per liter - in soft drinks and from 300 milligrams per liter - in alcoholic beverages with a volume fraction of ethyl alcohol above 0.5 percent.

Source: «Parlamentskaya gazeta»