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Industry Codes of Practice
IMACE Code of Practice on Vitamin A & D
Fortification of Margarines and Fat Spreads
May 2004
Download the Code of
Practice [PDF]
Scientific
Dossier to Support a consistent approach
to fortification of margarines and fat spreads with vitamins A and
D
across Member States of the European Community [PDF]
IMACE Poster on Vitamin
A and D fortification of margarines
and fat spreads across countries of the European Community [PDF]
Preface
Margarines and fat spreads have been fortified
with vitamins A and D within the European Community for over 70
years. Indeed many Member States currently require the mandatory
addition of vitamin A and D to margarine and fat spreads for reasons
of public health.
The recent EU (draft) Regulation on the addition
of nutrients to food ., however, only concerns the voluntary fortification
to foods but excludes those products or group of products, that
already have mandatory rules at a local level. Additionally Member
States can in some circumstances ban the importation and marketing
of foodstuffs in order to protect public health or even ask for
high levels of certain vitamins on the grounds of public health.
However these differing national rules on fortification with vitamin
A and D and levels of fortification within the Community presents
the industry with complexity. It impedes the free movement of products,
creates unequal conditions of competition, and thus has a direct
impact on the functioning of the internal market.
To overcome these differences IMACE has developed
a Code of Practice on fortification of margarine and fat spreads
with vitamins A and D, which is based on scientific risk assessment
as its basic principle as outlined in the draft Regulation on addition
of nutrients to foods. The Code demonstrates that fortified margarines
and fat spreads can be consumed at similar intake levels within
a diversified diet and will even help improve the public health
situation within the European Community.
Additionally there is a general recognition within
the EU Commission Green Paper on Food Law that Codes of Practice
are an acceptable alternative to the traditional directives and
regulations that are no longer able to satisfy the growing needs
of the Single Market. Not only has the industry agreed to adhere
to the principles laid down in the Code but they also will maintain
industry adherence to the code through self-regulation.
Anthonie Stal
President IMACE
Download the Code of
Practice [PDF]
Scientific
Dossier to Support a consistent approach
to fortification of margarines and fat spreads with vitamins A and
D
across Member States of the European Community [PDF]
IMACE Poster on Vitamin
A and D fortification of margarines
and fat spreads across countries of the European Community [PDF]
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