# Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance), Article 12: Changes in the production process or starting materials of a food additive already authorised

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When a food additive is already included in a domestic 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 authorisation or a modification to the existing authorisation shall be required before it can be placed on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333/article-12
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