{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1333",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Subject matter",
  "text": "This Regulation lays down rules on food additives used in foods with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the ... market whilst ensuring a high level of protection of human health and a high level of consumer protection, including the protection of consumer interests and fair practices in food trade, taking into account, where appropriate, the protection of the environment.\nFor those purposes, this Regulation provides for:\n(a)the authorisation of food additives;\n(b)conditions of use of food additives in foods, including in food additives and in food enzymes , food flavourings or nutrients, as covered by Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 [on food enzymes], and ... Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 ... on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods;\n(c)rules on the labelling of food additives sold as such.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 80(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 1(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(a) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(b) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(i) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(ii) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(iii) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See page 34 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:44.765413+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}