A Review of Regulations Applied to Spices, Herbs, and Flavorings-What Has Changed?
A review of the world-wide regulations pertaining to spices, extracts, and flavorings. The areas covered include (1) guidance documents from trade organizations as well as international and regional regulatory bodies, (2) decontamination of spices and herbs, (3) extraction solvents used to make spice and herb oleoresins, and (4) general flavoring regulations. Specific links and references to guidance documents and regulations have been provided where they have been published on government, organization, and trade association websites.