Minutes of the AEJEG 17th July 2025 meeting
Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes, and other Regulated Products (AEJEG)
Meeting of the Committee at 13:00 on Tuesday 17th of July 2025 via Microsoft Teams
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Chair: |
Dr Allain Bueno |
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AEJEG Members: |
Prof Qasim Chaudhry Dr Claire Stephenson Dr Andrew Collins Prof Shirley Price Dr Carol Beevers Dr Claude Lambré Dr Stuart Adams Dr William Peveler |
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Food Standards Agency (FSA) Secretariat |
Mr Thomas Hornsby - FSA Scientific Secretary Ms Natasha Adams Ms Abigail Smith Dr Katie Schulz Dr Yoana Petrova Ms Tahmina Khan Ms Polly Bevan |
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FSA and other Officials: |
Ms Michelle Hutchison |
Contents
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Topic |
Paragraph |
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1 |
Welcomes and Apologies for absence |
3-4 |
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2 |
RP2120 Cover Paper: Application for the Modification of Specifications for “Enzymatically Produced Steviol glycosides E 960c” as a Food Additive in the United Kingdom to Include Rebaudioside E Produced via Enzyme Modification of Steviol Glycosides from Stevia Leaf Extract. AEJEG/2025/13 |
5-29 |
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3 |
Minutes of the last meeting |
30-31 |
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Any other business |
32-34 |
Announcements
1. None.
Interests
2. None
Item 1: Welcome and apologies
3. The Chair welcomed Members and the Secretariat.
4. Apologies were received from Dr Carol Beevers of the AEJEG, and Dr Gaetana Spedalieri of the FSA Secretariat.
Item 2: RP2120 Cover Paper: Application for the Modification of Specifications for “Enzymatically Produced Steviol glycosides E 960c” as a Food Additive in the United Kingdom to Include Rebaudioside E Produced via Enzyme Modification of Steviol Glycosides from Stevia Leaf Extract. AEJEG/2025/13
5. The AEJEG were presented with Application RP2120 for the modification of specifications for “Enzymatically Produced Steviol Glycosides E 960c” as a food additive in the United Kingdom, to include Rebaudioside E (Reb E) produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from stevia leaf extract. This was the first occasion on which the Application was presented to the Members.
6. No declarations of interest were stated.
7. It was noted, that an RFI would be sent to the Applicant with wording produced by the Secretariat and circulated to Members to approve.
Item 3: Minutes of the last meeting
8. Members were presented with the minutes of the AEJEG meeting held on the 4th June 2025.
9. The minutes of the last meeting were agreed as an accurate record, subject to minor editorial changes.
Item 4 – Any Other Business
10. Members were reminded of the 30-day window for submitting claims.
11. The next AEJEG meeting will be held virtually on the 11th of September 2025.