TY - JOUR AB - The article identifies and discusses the criteria by which consumer organisations (in particular the Consumers in the European Community Group) judge the use of food additives: safety, necessity, alternatives, cost, benefits, available information, possible harmful effects, and consumer redress. The author also summarises the issues consumer groups are likely to be concerned with in future: representation, review and enforcement. VL - 93 IS - 2 SN - 0007-070X DO - 10.1108/00070709110140028 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00070709110140028 AU - Saunders Barbara PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - The Future Role of the European Consumer T2 - British Food Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 21 EP - 24 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -