2008R1333 — EN — 21.04.2015 — 022.001 — 1 This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents ►B REGULATION (EC) No 1333/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16) Amended by: Official Journal No page date ►M1 Commission Regulation (EU) No 238/2010 of 22 March 2010 L 75 17 23.3.2010 ►M2 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 L 295 1 12.11.2011 ►M3 amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1152/2013 of 19 L 311 1 20.11.2013 November 2013 ►M4 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 of 11 November 2011 L 295 178 12.11.2011 ►M5 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1131/2011 of 11 November 2011 L 295 205 12.11.2011 ►M6 Commission Regulation (EU) No 232/2012 of 16 March 2012 L 78 1 17.3.2012 ►M7 Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012 L 119 14 4.5.2012 ►M8 Commission Regulation (EU) No 470/2012 of 4 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10 September 2014 L 270 1 11.9.2014 ►M46 Commission Regulation (EU) No 969/2014 of 12 September 2014 L 272 8 13.9.2014 ►M47 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1084/2014 of 15 October 2014 L 298 8 16.10.2014 ►M48 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1092/2014 of 16 October 2014 L 299 19 17.10.2014 ►M49 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1093/2014 of 16 October 2014 L 299 22 17.10.2014 ►M50 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/537 of 31 March 2015 L 88 1 1.4.2015 ►M51 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/538 of 31 March 2015 L 88 4 1.4.2015 2008R1333 — EN — 21.04.2015 — 022.001 — 3 ▼B REGULATION (EC) No 1333/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1 ), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2 ), Whereas: (1) The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens, and to their social and economic interests. (2) A high level of protection of human life and health should be assured in the pursuit of Community policies. (3) This Regulation replaces previous Directives and Decisions concerning food additives permitted for use in foods with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market whilst ensuring a high level of protection of human health and a high level of consumer protection, including the protection of consumer interests, via comprehensive and streamlined procedures. (4) This Regulation harmonises the use of food additives in foods in the Community. This includes the use of food additives in foods covered by Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food­ stuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3 ) and the use of certain food colours for the health marking of meat and the decoration and stamping of eggs. It also harmonises the use of food additives in food additives and food enzymes thus ensuring their safety and quality and facilitating their storage and use. This has not previously been regulated at Community level. (1 ) OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34. (2 ) Opinion of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007 (OJ C 175 E, 10.7.2008, p. 142), Council Common Position of 10 March 2008 (OJ C 111 E, 6.5.2008, p. 10), Position of the European Parliament of 8 July 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 18 November 2008. (3 ) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27. 2008R1333 — EN — 21.04.2015 — 022.001 — 4 ▼B (5) Food additives are substances that are not normally consumed as food itself but are added to food intentionally for a technological purpose described in this Regulation, such as the preservation of food. All food additives should be covered by this Regulation, and therefore in the light of scientific progress and technological development the list of functional classes should be updated. However, substances should not be considered as food additives when they are used for the purpose of imparting flavour and/or taste or for nutritional purposes, such as salt replacers, vitamins and minerals. Moreover, substances considered as foods which may be used for a technological function, such as sodium chloride or saffron for colouring and food enzymes should also not fall within the scope of this Regu­ lation. However, preparations obtained from foods and other natural source material that are intended to have a technological effect in the final food and which are obtained by selective extraction of constituents (e.g. pigments) relative to the nutritive or aromatic constituents, should be considered additives within the meaning of this Regulation. Finally, food enzymes are covered by Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes (1 ), which excludes the application of this Regu­ lation. (6) Substances not consumed as food itself but used intentionally in the processing of foods, which only remain as residues in the final food and do not have a technological effect in the final product (processing aids), should not be covered by this Regu­ lation.