: “EVANS APEEL HAS NO RELATION TO APEEL SCIENCES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO PRESERVE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.”produced for the UK market, Apeel Sciences says Edipeel “is fully compliant with United Kingdom food law”.
The company adds: “Edipeel is a food additive approved for use [...] as a glazing agent for citrus fruit, melons, pineapples, bananas, papayas, mangoes, avocados, and pomegranates at levels of quantum satis.”” means no maximum level for additives in the product needs to be set on safety grounds. It should instead be used “in accordance with good manufacturing practice”—meaning it mustn’t be used at a higher level than necessary to achieve the intended purpose.
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