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Food additives: EU bans stearyl tartrate

Published by AGRINFO on ; Revised
Food additives
Food safety

Summary

The EU has banned the use of stearyl tartrate (E 483) in food from 23 April 2024. E 483 has been removed from the list of approved food additives because EFSA could not confirm its safety for use as a food additive due to insufficient toxicological data.