Food Ingredients and Packaging Unit (FIP UNIT) Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food (ANS) Draft Agenda of the 54th Plenary meeting 9-11 December, 2014, Parma (Italy) Items 1. Welcome and apologies for absence 2. Adoption of the agenda 3. Declarations of Interest of Scientific Panel Members 4. Report on written procedures since 53rd ANS Plenary meeting 5. Scientific outputs submitted for discussion and possible adoption 5.1. Iron(III) meso-tartrate (EFSA-Q-2012-00924) 5.2. Steviol glycosides (E960) (EFSA-Q-2014-00002) 5.3. Ascorbic acid and ascorbates (E300-302) (EFSA-Q-2011-00470, -00471, 00472) 5.4. Glutamic acid and its salts (E620-625) (EFSA-Q-2014-00061) 5.5. Sorbic acid - sorbates (E 200-203) (EFSA-Q-2011-00438, -00439, -00440) 5.6. Titanium dioxide (E 171) (EFSA-Q-2011-00348) 5.7. Guar gum (E412) (EFSA-Q-2011-00511) 6. New Mandates 7. Feedback from the Scientific Committee/Scientific Panels, EFSA, the European Commission 7.1. Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel including their Working Groups 7.1.1. Scientific Committee including Working Groups 7.1.2. ANS Working Group on Colours 7.1.3. ANS Working Group Other than Gums & Colours 7.1.4. ANS Working Group on Gums and other substances from Natural Sources 7.1.5. ANS Working Group on Nitrates - Nitrites 7.1.6. ANS Working Group on Applications 7.1.7. ANS Working Group on Isoflavones 7.2. EFSA including its Working Groups /Task Forces Page 1 of 2 European Food Safety Authority – Via Carlo Magno 1/a, 43126 Parma, ITALY Tel: (+39) 0521 036 111 • Fax: (+39) 0521 036 110 • www.efsa.europa.eu 7.3. 8. Other scientific topics for information and/or discussion 8.1. 9. European Commission EFSA Statement on Refined Exposure Assessment for allura red (E104) (EFSA-Q-2012-00886) Any other business Page 2 of 2