About Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products
Published 16 September 2025
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Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products (AEJEG)
AEJEG assesses and provides advice to the FSA or other Government Departments on applications for the authorisation of new food additives or ingredients (including colours, preservatives, flavourings), enzymes and processing aids and on other topics relevant to the assessment of such applications as requested. The group coordinates with and considers the opinions of other relevant bodies concerned with the assessment of food additives and provides advice on general principals or new scientific discoveries in connection with the authorisation of food additives.
In 2023 the Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products Joint Expert Group is changing the acronym used to AEJEG. In the past it has been referred to as AERJEG.
Smoke Flavourings Working Group (SFWG)
SFWG is a subgroup of AEJEG established to review the applications for the renewal of smoke flavourings products.