Additives are commonly supplemented to food as they for example extend shelf life, replace or restore colour or give food a sweet taste without use of beet sugar. Additives used in each product shall be declared on its packaging. Each additive must be stated by its full name or an international E code in a descending sequence according to the amount contained in the food. All states of the European Union use the same E code numbering system. On food labels must be in addition to the name or code of E given the name of the category to which the additive belongs. Some additives fall by purpose into more than one category.
| Code | Material | Categories | CEFF approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| E 927 b | Carbamide | flour treatment agents |
 Yes
|
| E 938 | Argon | packaging gases |
Yes
|
| E 939 | Helium | packaging gases |
Yes
|
| E 941 | Nitrogen | packaging gases |
Yes
|
| E 942 | Nitrous oxide | propellants |
Yes
|
| E 943 | Butane, Iso-butane | propellants |
Yes
|
| E 944 | Propane | propellants |
Yes
|
| E 948 | Oxygen | packaging gases |
Yes
|
| E 949 | Hydrogen | packaging gases |
Yes
|
| E 950 | Acesulfame K | flavour enhancers, sweetener |
 No
|
| E 951 | Aspartame | flavour enhancers, sweetener |
No
|
| E 952 | Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts | sweetener |
No
|
| E 953 | lsomalt | glazing agents, anti-caking agents, sweetener |
No
|
| E 954 | Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts | sweetener |
No
|
| E 955 | Sucralose | sweetener |
Yes
|
| E 957 | Thaumatin | flavour enhancers, sweetener |
No
|
| E 959 | Neohesperidine DC | sweetener |
No
|
| E 960 | Steviol glycosides | sweetener |
Yes
|
| E 961 | Neotame | sweetener |
No
|
| E 962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | sweetener |
No
|