Further information : http : / / www.who.int / pcs / JECFA / and http : / / www.inchem.org / jecfa.html

The German statutory provisions governing the use of food additives are laid down in a German regulation on authorisation of food additives (Zusatzstoff-Zulassungsverordnung) and in a regulation on specification and purity criteria (Zusatzstoff-Verkehrsverordnung).

A German official list of food additives sorted by E-numbers and by names (version dated 3 May 2004) is available at www.bfr.bund.de (food safety / food additives).