The Norwegian government has reportedly given up the fight against additives like minerals, vitamins and acids in baby foods.
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Food Ingredients Online reports that the government of Norway has been fighting the European Union directive that allows these additives for 6 years. EU opponents in the country have protested the decision and claim that “the government is falling on its knees for Brussels”.
The EU directive regulates the amounts of vitamin A and D that are allowed in baby food. “It has been claimed that such additives may harm Norwegian children, who often take food supplements rich in these vitamins. Too much of the vitamins can, in the worst cases, cause poisoning.”
According to the Nordic Council news, baby food producers have so far made separate products for Norway and Iceland as the countries have not accepted the additives, but they will now be able to sell the same products in Norway as on the EU market.
