Article 12 Changes in the production process or starting materials of a food additive already authorisedF3

When a food additive is already included in a F1domestic list and there is a significant change in its production methods or in the starting materials used, or there is a change in particle size, for example through nanotechnology, the food additive prepared by those new methods or materials shall be considered as a different additive and a new F2authorisation or a modification to the existing authorisation shall be required before it can be placed on the market.