The EU plans to expand the scope of use of soap bark extracts in food additives

27 - Mar - 2025 QQISB

On December 13, 2024 , the European Food Safety Agency ( EFSA ) issued Document No. 2024.9140 , intending to expand the scope of use of food additive quillaia extract , see the table below for the specific content. The document will take effect after the official release of the EU communiqué.

Food additive name

Product scope

To formulate the maximum dosage ( mg/kg or mg/L )

Remark

Soap bark extract ( quiillaia extract  )

Food supplements provided in liquid or solid form, excluding infant food supplements

4000

Expand the scope of use

 

  For more details, please refer to: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9140

 

The EU plans to expand the scope of use of soap bark extracts in food additives