AMFEP - Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products


Food Improvement Agents Package
	Amfep statement on the draft EC regulation on food enzymes - (February 2008)
	Joint Amfep/CIAA/ELC position on comitology (September 2006)

REACH
	Amfep guidance on REACH pre-registration of Enzymes (June 2008)

EU GM food and feed regulation
	Amfep statement on the scope of the EU GM Food and Feed Regulation EC 1829/2003 (March 2007)
	Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health Sector confirms that "Foods and feeds produced by fermentation with GMMs (genetically modified microorganisms) used in containment and not present in the final product are excluded from the scope of the regulations"

Personal care products
	Amfep/ETA Position on consumer risk assessment for enzyme - containing personal care products & cosmetics (July 2006)

Enzymes: Lack of Skin Sensitisation Potential
	Lack of Skin Sensitisation Potential
Allergy Labelling Enzyme products fed on ingredients listed in Annex IIIa and used as processing aids are outside the scope of Directive 2003/89(EC) on allergy labelling
	Amfep statement on fermentation derived enzymes and food allergy labelling
	See also: - Amfep letter to European Commission (DG SANCO) - European Commission (DG SANCO) letter dd 22 June 2004
	ELC (EU Food Enzymes and Food Additives Federation) obtained from the Commission the confirmation that additives derived from a raw material, that has been granted a labeling exemption, would also benefit from the exemption:
	- ELC letter to DG SANCO - Answer DG SANCO on ELC letter

Amfep Fact Sheet on Transglutaminase
	Amfep Fact Sheet on Transglutaminase

Also of interest:

No concerns about food allergies from enzymes.
A study of 19 different commercial enzymes used in the food industry concludes that there are no concerns regarding food allergy for these ingredients

Amfep guide on safe handling of enzymes

Good Manufacturing Practice
Amfep members have developed Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in the microbial food enzyme industry. It ensures the consistency of systems of quality controls and quality assurance, employee qualifications, maintenance standards for equipment, control of raw materials and product stability.