Spain: Ailimpo wants the European bio food industry to replace E-330 with organic lemon juice

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Published Apr 29, 2021

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The Interprofessional Association of Lemon and Grapefruit of Spain (Ailimpo) has presented a proposal to the European Union for the food industry of 'bio' products to replace the use of citric acid (E-330) by organic delimón juice "because it is a totally effective and natural alternative ”.

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This has been communicated by Ailimpo in the framework of the consultation period that the European Commission has opened on the Draft Implementing Regulation by which certain products and substances are authorized for use in organic production and their lists are established. "We have requested that the authorization of this substance (citric acid E-330) as a preservative within food additives is eliminated since it is perfectly substitutable in the processes by organic lemon juice whose main component is natural citric acid, whose production in Europe fully guarantees its availability ”, they point out from the association, while remembering that Spain is a community leader in the production and processing of lemon. In addition, the interprofessional has also presented an observation to be able to use the use of ethylene in organic citrus fruits. Specifically, the draft regulation establishes an important limitation for its use in citrus. This substance is used so that, once the ...

Source: Agrodiario