L-Carnitine L-Tartrate Approved for Specific Foodstuffs

L-Carnitine L-Tartrate Approved for Specific Foodstuffs

BASEL, SwitzerlandL-CarnitineL-Tartrate has been approved for use in all foodstuffs intended for particularnutritional uses, according to the Lonza Group Ltd. (www.lonza.com).Theingredient is safe at a dosage of up to 3 g/d, as determined by the EuropeanFood Safety Authority (EFSA); the EU Commission Directive 2004/5/EC of Jan. 20,2004, amended the Commission Directive 2001/15/EC of Feb. 15, 2001.