A product with flavouring properties, which is obtained by appropriate physical processes (including distillation and solvent extraction) or by enzymatic or microbiological processes from material of vegetable or animal origin, either in the raw state or after processing for human consumption by traditional food-preparation processes (including drying, torrefaction and fermentation);
For the purposes of this Directive: (a) ’Flavouring’ means flavouring substances, flavouring preparations, process flavourings, smoke flavourings or mixtures thereof.