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Food Information Seminar

19 March 2010

The GRTU has received notice of the following meeting and therefore we would like to inform economic operators in the food sector of this important meeting:

Wednesday, 7 April 2010 – 09:00am to 12:00pm – Malta Enterprise, San Gwann, San Gwann Industrial Estate

The following legislations are to be covered in the meeting:

REGULATION (EC) # 1333 of 2008 on Food Additives

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/163/EU amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs with regard to ‘neotame'

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/10/EC amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners

COMMISSION Directive 2008/100/EC amending Council Directive 90/496/EEC (Maltese Legislation: LN317 of 2009) on nutrition labelling for food stuffs with regard to amending Annex I – Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) # 1170/2009 amending Directive 2002/46/EC and Regulation (EC) # 1925 of 2006 as regards the lists of vitamin and mineral and their forms added to foods including food supplements

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) # 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to Gluten

and further follow-up on the proposed Council Regulation on Food Information to Consumers

Please inform Abigail Mamo @ GRTU of your intentions to attend by 26th March.

Abigail Mamo –

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