Norway plans to revise food additive-related standards

09 - May - 2025 QQISB

On December 13, 2024 , the Norwegian Food Safety Bureau issued a plan to revise relevant standards for food additives . The feedback period ends on February 10, 2025 , and the main contents are as follows:

Food Categories

additive

Maximum content of 100g/mL before revision

Maximum content per 100g/mL after revision

Other suggestions

 

Milk beverages (fermented or seasoned)

 

Vitamin  C

 

9.4mg

 

11.3mg

Change the category to " Dairy Beverages (including fermented or aromatic drinks) " ; add a new footnote: it can be a powder dissolved in milk.

Vegetable alternatives to meat sauce

iron

4.3mg

5.9mg

No suggestions

Food supplements for adults over 18 years old

Hesperidin

No standard

60mg

No suggestions

Food supplements for adults over 18 years old

Quercetin dihydrate

No standard

500mg

No suggestions

Dietary supplements for adults over 18 years old

Rutin

No standard

25mg

No suggestions

Food supplements for children over 11 years old

Rutin

No standard

5mg

No suggestions

Dietary supplements for children aged 3 to 10

Rutin

No standard

5mg

No suggestions

 

  For more details, please see: https://hoering.mattilsynet.no/Hoering/3317