Table 3.

Foods in which the presence of an additive may not be permitted according to EFSA (EU Commission 2011) (5)

“Unprocessed foods” (a food which has not undergone any treatment resulting in a substantial change in the original state of the food, for which purpose the following in particular are not regarded as resulting in substantial change: dividing, parting, severing, boning, mincing, skinning, paring, peeling, grinding, cutting, cleaning, trimming, deep- freezing, freezing, chilling, milling, husking, packing or unpacking)

Honey

Non-emulsified oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin

Butter

Unflavoured pasteurised and sterilised (including UHT) milk and unflavoured plain pasteurised cream (excluding reduced fat cream)

Unflavoured fermented milk products, not heat-treated after fermentation

Unflavoured buttermilk (excluding sterilised buttermilk)

Natural mineral water and spring water and all other bottled or packed waters

Coffee (excluding flavoured instant coffee) and coffee extracts

Unflavoured leaf tea

Sugars

Dry pasta, excluding gluten-free and/or pasta intended for hypoproteic diets