Compendium of food additive specifications. Addendum 10.

Author(s) : FAO

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This document contains 272 specifications prepared by the 59th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), held in Rome, Italy. The specifications are mainly established for the use of toxicologists and other persons concerned with the identity and purity of substances. The three main objectives of these specifications are to identify the substance that has been subjected to biological testing, to ensure that the substance is of the quality required for safe use in food and to reflect and encourage good manufacturing practice.

Details

Original title: Compendium of food additive specifications. Addendum 10.
Record ID : 2003-2651
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation
Publication: Fao - Italy/Italy/Switzerland/Switzerland
Publication date: 2002/06/04
Collection:
ISSN: 02544725
ISBN: 9251048185
Source: Source: n. 52; add. 10; 130 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; index.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: Refrigeration and perishable products: general information;
Food engineering;
Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Refrigeration and perishable products: regulations and standards
Keywords: Food; Safety; Chemical composition; Measurement; Toxicity; Recommendation; Organoleptic property; Hygiene; Testing; Additive