Stve Chandler, Secretary General of the European Snacks association (ESA), writes in his column in The Snacks Magazine on the decision of the Expert Committee on Contaminants on Fumonisin. He is of the opinion that the decision made by the Expert Committee on Contaminants to apply the same fumonisin limits to savoury snacks as breakfast cereals could have a disastrous effect on raw material supplies and prices.
Steve Chandler (ESA): U-turn EU on fumonisin level in savoury snacks is bad news
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