Margreth Wegman is Global R&D Director for Emulsifiers, Texture Systems and Gum Acacia at Kerry. She has 20+ years’ experience working with in particular emulsifiers from manufacturing, application as well as business perspective. She is also the President of the board of EFEMA. Margreth holds an MSc in Chemistry and a PhD on enzymatic conversions of beta-lactam antibiotics at the Delft University in the Netherlands.
The European legislation for Emulsifier E 471 (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) will be amended by the European Commission after recommendations by the European Food Safety Authorisation (EFSA). The updated specification for E 471 will be extended with additional contaminants commonly found in emulsifiers, i.e., Glycidyl Esters (GE) and 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD). Mono- and diglycerides… Read more »
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