At the end of July, the European Commission adopted a package of four legislative proposals on food additives, enzymes, flavourings, and their authorisation procedures.  The package introduces harmonised EU legislation on food enzymes, updates current rules for flavourings and additives, and creates a simplified common approval procedure for food additives, flavourings and enzymes, based on scientific opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).  The package of proposals has been transmitted to the European Parliament and to the Council according to the co-decision procedure.  While the Parliament still has to confirm the rapporteur(s) and timeline for discussions, the Council has already held a first debate on 20/09, and discussions at Council are scheduled on 05/10 and 15/10, 08/11 and 17/11, under the Finnish Presidency.