Rosemary extracts get final EU approval for food preservation

The directives specify the range of applications for which the extracts can be used, including fats and oils, bakery products, meats, dehydrated soups and potatoes, as well as nutritional supplements, such as fish oils. They also clarify that "dietary exposure resulting from the proposed uses and use levels were of no safety concern", confirming EFSA's scientific opinion of the extracts' safety issued in March 2008.