According to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008[1], food additives which were permitted for use in the European Union before 20 January 2009 need to be re-evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The programme for this re-evaluation is defined by Regulation (EU) No 257/2010[2]. The programme for the re-evaluation of food additives should have been completed by the end of December 2020, however this deadline could not be achieved and a number of food additives remain to be re-evaluated.
Among the food additives that remain to be re-evaluated in accordance with the above regulations, EFSA is interested in collecting any documented information that could support the re-evaluation of gluconic acid (E 574) and related food additives (E 575-579).
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