The European Commission has made a second bid for new powers to amend European Union (EU) food legislation, without securing approval from the European Parliament or the EU Council of Ministers.
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Brussels earlier requested authority to change details of EU additives laws. Now it wants the same powers – by December 31 – regarding the incoming directive on foodstuff nutrition and health claims.
Here again, the Commission has asked EU ministers for the right to “amend non-essential elements… by deleting some of those… or [ordering] the addition of new nonessential elements.” What is “essential” (where a referral to MEPs and ministers would be required) and “non-essential”, is not defined, however.
