[Regulatory aspects of the toxicological records of food additives].

An important effort is actually paid by the Commission of the European Communities in order to standardize the national legislations dealing with the food additives. Up to now, however, only recommendations have been proposed and their implementation will probably need some more years. In the mean time the Belgian Legislator has clearly defined the rules to be followed for inscription of new food additives as well as for changes of content and any other condition of authorization. The request should include a series of administrative informations as well as technical details on the characteristics of the food additive proposed for commercialization.