Dear Peter and Jan,
Thanks for yours commentaries... I know that the EU Directive 95/2 have some interpretations and in my point of view, in ANNEX IV (page 36) I consider that in seafood products we can use only tri and polyphosphates (individually and/or in mixture). I can’t consider that we must read only vertically way (I have other interpretation!!!).
I think too that EU regulations are not clearly explained or presented, but we must know how
My question is how interpret the international legislation and not prohibit the phosphate use in seafood… I worked with phosphate in my doctoral thesis and I’m a defender of phosphate use in seafood prior freezing in according to national or international legislations.
Well, sorry for all confuse interpretations and thanks for all considerations.
All the best,
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Prof. Dr. Alex Augusto Gonçalves (alaugo@terra.com.br)
Food Engineering Course - UNISINOS (alexg@unisinos.br)
Gastronomy Course Coordinator - UNISINOS
Master in Food Engineering
Doctor in Production Engineering
FAO/UN International Consultant
GI-Pescado Coordinator
http://paginas.terra.com.br/educacao/seafoodgroup/
Executive member of Pan-American Network of Fish Inspection, Quality Control Technology and Aquaculture
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De: Foodfocus
Data: 28/3/2007 17:36:06
Para: P Howgate; seafood@ucdavis.edu
Assunto: RE: Use of E450 in fishery products
[Having seen the reactions to "E450" I believe that somewhere my reaction got lost]
Peter is right.
Anyway: the EU inspector was wrong.
About Peter's remark on 'latest version': allways download the consolidated (CONSLEG)
legislation (however not official - but from there you may consider downloading the Official Journal's texts).
see: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm select [simple search] and on the next page: [consolidated text], and fill in for Directive [1995] & [2].
The direct link is in my message to Chella Rao.
I copy in my e-mail here:
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Dear Chella Rao
The inspector and you should have read this beforehand …download the directive:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/consleg/1995/L/01995L0002-20060815-en.pdf
then goto page 35 and read
" In the following applications the indicated maximum levels of phosphoric acid and the phosphates E 338, E 339, E 340, E 341, E 343, E 450, E 451 and E 452 may be added individually or in combination (expressed as P2O5): "
read further on page 36 about seafood.
For exporters:
Note that it is possible that in specific EU countries the implementation of a DIRECTIVE might slightly differ from the directive's exact text. This is because a Directive is a 'guideline' in contrast to a Regulation which is by definition equal in each member state.
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Sincerely
Jan
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