30 | March | 2022 | infoAlimentario

On March 24, press release No. 51/22 of the Court of Justice of the European Union was published in relation to the judgment in case C-533/20 Upfield Hungary, which concludes that “the list of ingredients of a food containing a vitamin does not have to mention the specific vitamin formula used. It is sufficient to include an indication of the name of the vitamin on the label of the food”.

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COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2022/495

Member States should, with the active involvement of food business operators, monitor furan, 2-methylfuran and 3-methylfuran in food, in particular in coffee, jarred baby food (including baby food in containers, tubes and pouches), ready-to-eat soup, potato-based crisps, fruit juices, breakfast cereals, biscuits, crackers and crispbread.
To ensure that the samples are representative, Member States should follow the sampling procedures laid down in part B of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 Food business operators should also apply this sampling procedure or an equivalent sampling procedure, ensuring the sample is representative.
For the analysis of furan, 2-methylfuran and 3-methylfuran in coffee and jarred baby food, Member States and food business operators should use a method that complies with the following criteria: