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    The EU intends to revise the rules for the production of organic salt and other table salts

    • Last Update: 2022-12-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published on its website Consultation Paper (2022) No.
    8490385 to amend Parts II and VIII of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, namely the rules for the production of organic salts and other edible salts, until 4 January 2023
    .
    The main amendments are as follows: (1) for organic edible salt, edible salt produced in accordance with Annex II's VIII requirements accounts for more than 50% of dry matter; All ingredients added to salt are organic; (2) Part VIII adds: General requirements
    for the production of organic salts.
    shall be obtained from the ocean, rock salt mines, natural brine or salt lakes, and shall not be synthesized by chemical reactions or made from wastewater from the chemical industry, desalination plants, potash fertilizers; The production process prevents or reduces environmental pollution and pollutants containing organic nature; Relevant precautions should be taken in the production process to prevent salt contamination and relevant records; Non-organic salts shall not be labeled as organic salts on the market; (3) Specific requirements
    for salt production and preparation.
    Prohibited mining and processing methods (explosives mining, salt mines, etc.
    ); Additives and processing aids shall not be used in the preparation of organic salts; In addition to iodine, minerals must not be added to edible salt; Documentation requirements for cleaning and disinfection during production, etc
    .
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