L.S. 449.47 Regolamenti dwar Dolċifikanti għall-Użu f’Oġġetti tal-Ikel

SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS [ S.L.449.47 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 449.47 SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS REGULATIONS 28th February, 2005 LEGAL NOTICE 30 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notices 226 of 2005, 85 of 2008, 442 of 2010 and 177 of 2011. 1.1 The title of these regulations is the Sweeteners for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations. 1.2 Products not conforming with these regulations, but which conform with the provisions of the Sweeteners for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 * may be placed on the market until the 29th July, 2005 at the latest and marketed by the 29th January, 2006. 1.3 Citation and implementation. Amended by: L.N. 226 of 2005; L.N. 85 of 2008; L.N. 177 of 2011. These regulations implement the provisions of: (

1. a)European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs, amended by Directives 96/83/EC and 2003/115/EC; and (
2. b)Commission Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs as amended by Commission Directive 2010/37/EU. 2.1 used: These regulations shall apply to sweeteners which are Scope and applicability. (
3. a)in the preparation of foodstuffs to impart a sweet taste to foodstuffs, (
4. b)as table top sweeteners. 2.2 These regulations shall not apply to foodstuffs with sweetening properties. 3.1 In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "the Act" means the Food Safety Act; "energy-reduced" means with an energy value reduced by at least 30% compared with the original foodstuff or a similar product; "food" has the same meaning as defined in the Act; "infants" means children under the age of twelve months; "quantum satis" means that no maximum level is specified; however, sweeteners shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a dose level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled; "with no added sugar" means without any added mono- or disaccharides or any other foodstuff used for its sweetening *Legal Notice 254 of 2004 - Revoked by these regulations. Interpretation. Cap. 449. 2 [ S.L.449.47 SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS properties; "young children" means children aged between one and three years. Permitted sweeteners. 4.1 Only sweeteners listed in the Schedule may be placed on the market with a view to: (
5. a)sale to the ultimate consumer, or (
6. b)use in the manufacture of foodstuffs. 4.2 Sweeteners referred to in regulation 4.1(
7. b)may only be used in the manufacture of those foodstuffs listed in the Schedule and in accordance with the conditions specified therein. 4.3 The provisions of regulations 4.1 and 4.2 shall supersede any other requirement in any other regulations which are in conflict with these regulations. 4.4 Sweeteners may not be used in food for infants and young children, including food for infants and young children who are not in good health, unless otherwise laid down in specific provisions. 4.5 The maximum usuable doses indicated in the Schedule r e f er to r ea dy - t o - eat f o od st u ff s, p re p ar ed ac co r d in g to t he instructions for use, where appropriate. 4.6 Without prejudice to other provisions, the presence of a sweetener in foodstuffs is also permissible: (
8. a)in compound foods with no added sugar or energyreduced, in compound dietary foods intended for a low-calorie diet and in compound foods with a long shelf-life, other than those mentioned in regulation 4.4, provided the sweetener is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound foodstuffs; (
9. b)if the foodstuff is intended to be used solely in the preparation of a compound foodstuff which conforms to these regulations. 4.7 Any decision as to whether a foodstuff is to be considered as belonging to one of the categories listed in the third column of the Schedule, shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Directive 2003/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. 4.8 Any decision whether a food additive listed in the Schedule and authorised at quantum satis is used in accordance with the criteria referred to in regulation 3, shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Directive 2003/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Provisions permitting additives. 5.1 These regulations shall apply without prejudice to other provisions permitting additives listed in the Schedule to be used for purposes other than sweetening. 5.2 These regulations shall also apply without prejudice to other provisions governing the composition and the description of foodstuffs. Table-top sweeteners. 6.1 The sales description of a table-top sweetener must include SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS [ S.L.449.47 the term "............................ - based table-top sweetener", using the name(
10. s)of the sweetening substance(
11. s)used in its composition. 6.2 The labelling of a table-top sweetener containing polyols and, or aspartame must bear the following warnings: (
12. a)aspartame: "contains a source of phenylalanine"; (
13. b)salt of aspartame and acesulfame: "contains a source of phenylalanine"; (
14. c)polyols: "excessive consumption may induce laxative effects". 7.1 Sweeteners intended for use in foodstuffs or as table-top sweeteners must comply with the criteria of purity laid down in Commission Directive 2008/60/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/37/EU. Purity criteria. Amended by; L.N. 177 of 2011. 3 [ S.L.449.47 4 Amended by: L.N. 85 of 2008; L.N. 442 of 2010. SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS SCHEDULE (Regulations 4 and 5) E No Name Foodstuffs E 420 Sorbitol: (
15. i)Sorbitol (
16. ii)Sorbitol syrup Mannitol Isomalt Maltitol: (
17. i)Maltitol (
18. ii)Maltitol syrup Lactitol Xylitol Erythirol Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energyreduced or with no added sugar - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy -reduced or with no added sugar - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy -reduced or with no added sugar - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar - Breakfast cereals or cereal-based products, energy reduced or with no added sugar - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Jams, jellies, marmalades and crystallized fruit, energy -reduced or with no added sugar - Fruit preparations, energy -reduced or with no added sugar, with the exception of those intended for the manufacture of fruit juice-based drinks Confectionery - Confectionery with no added sugar - Dried-fruit-based confectionery, energyreduced or with no added sugar - Starch-based confectionery, energyreduced or with no added sugar - Cocoa-based products, energy reduced or with no added sugar - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with no added sugar - Chewing gum with no added sugar - Sauces - Mustard - Fine bakery products, energy reduced or with no added sugar - Products intended for particular nutritional uses - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid form E 421 E 953 E 965 E 966 E 967 E 968 Maximum usable dose quantum satis SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No Name E 950 Acesulfame K Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 Maximum usable dose Non-alcoholic drinks - Water-based flavoured drinks, energyreduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/l - Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/l Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energyreduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/kg - ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 350 mg/kg Confectionery 500 mg/kg - Confectionery with no added sugar - Cocoaor dried-fruit -based confectionery, energy -reduced or with no 500 mg/kg added sugar - Starch-based confectionery, energy1 000 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 1 000 mg/kg added sugar 2 000 mg/kg - Chewing gum with no added sugar 350 mg/l - Cider and perry - Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 350 mg/l content not exceeding 1,2% vol - ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except 350 mg/l for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’ - Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli350 mg/l equivalents expressed as NaOH 350 mg/l - Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no 800 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or 350 mg/kg with no added sugar - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and 1 000 mg/kg marmalades - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 350 mg/kg preparations 5 [ S.L.449.47 6 E No E 951 Name Aspartame SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose - Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 200 mg/kg vegetables - Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and 200 mg/kg molluscs 350 mg/kg - Sauces 350 mg/kg - Mustard - Fine bakery products for special 1 000 mg/kg nutritional uses - Foods intended for use in energyrestricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Foods intended for Use in E n e r g y - R e s t r i c t e d D i e t s f o r We i g h t 450 mg/kg Reduction Regulations - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for 450 mg/kg Special Medical Purposes Regulations - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in liquid 350 mg/l form - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid 500 mg/kg form - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and, or mineral elements and supplied in a 2 000 mg/kg syrup-type or chewable form - Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15 %, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1 200 mg/kg 110 mg/l - Energy-reduced soups - Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no 2 500 mg/kg added sugar 25 mg/l - Energy-reduced beer - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits 350 mg/l or wine - Spirit drinks containing less than 15% 350 mg/kg alcohol by volume - Cornets and wafers, for icecream, with no 2 000 mg/kg added sugar - Energy-reduced tablet-form confectionery 500 mg/kg 350 mg/kg - Feinkostsalat 2 000 mg/kg - Essoblaten Non-alcoholic drinks - Water-based flavoured drinks, energy600 mg/l reduced or with no added sugar - Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 600 mg/l Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energyreduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No Name Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 Maximum usable dose - Milkand milk-derivate-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 500 mg/kg Confectionery 1 000 mg/kg - Confectionery with no added sugar - Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 2 000 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Starch-based confectionery, energyreduced or with no added sugar 2 000 mg/kg - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 1 000 mg/kg added sugar - Chewing gum with no added sugar 5 500 mg/kg 1 000 mg/kg - Essoblaten 600 mg/l - Cider and perry - Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 600 mg/l content not exceeding 1,2% vol - ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except 600 mg/l for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’ - Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli600 mg/l equivalents expressed as NaOH 600 mg/l - Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no 800 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced or 1 000 mg/kg with no added sugar - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 1 000 mg/kg - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 1 000 mg/kg preparations - Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 300 mg/kg vegetables - Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and 300 mg/kg molluscs 350 mg/kg - Sauces - Mustard 350 mg/kg - Fine bakery products for special 1 700 mg/kg nutritional uses 7 [ S.L.449.47 8 E No E 952 Name SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose - Foods intended for use in energyrestricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Food intended for Use in E n e r g y - R e s t r i c t e d D i e t s f o r We i g h t Reduction Regulations 800 mg/kg - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes Regulations 1 000 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in liquid form 600 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid form 2 000 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 5 500 mg/kg - Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Energy-reduced soups 110 mg/l - Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 6 000 mg/kg - Strongly flavoured freshening throat 2 000 mg/kg pastilles with no added sugar 25 mg/l - Energy-reduced beer - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits 600 mg/l or wine - Spirit drinks containing less than 15% 600 mg/kg alcohol by volume 350 mg/kg - Feinkostsalat Cyclamic acid and Non-alcoholic drinks its Na and Ca salts - Water-based flavoured drinks, energyreduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/l - Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruitjuice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/l Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energy250 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy -reduced or with no 250 mg/kg added sugar - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 250 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/kg - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/kg - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/kg SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No E 954 Name Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 Maximum usable dose Confectionery - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 500 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced or with no added sugar 1 000 mg/kg - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 1 000 mg/kg - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 250 mg/kg preparations - Fine bakery products for special 1 600 mg/kg nutritional uses - Foods intended for use in energyrestricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Food intended for Use in E n e r g y - R e s t r i c t e d D i e t s f o r We i g h t Reduction Regulations 400 mg/kg - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for 400 mg/kg Special Medical Purposes Regulations - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in liquid form 400 mg/l - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid form 500 mg/kg - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 250 mg/l - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 1 250 mg/kg S a c c h a r i n a n d i t s Non-alcoholic drinks Na, K and Ca salts - Water-based flavoured drinks, energy80 mg/l reduced or with no added sugar - Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruitjuice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no 80 mg/l added sugar - ‘Gaseosa’: non-alcoholic waterbased drink with added carbon dioxide, sweeteners and flavourings 100 mg/l Desserts and similiar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energyreduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy -reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg 9 10 E No [ S.L.449.47 Name SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry savoury starch products and coated nuts 100 mg/kg Confectionery 500 mg/kg - Confectionery with no added sugar - Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 500 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Starch-based confectionery, energy300 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar 800 mg/kg - Essoblaten - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 200 mg/kg added sugar 1 200 mg/kg - Chewing gum with no added sugar 80 mg/l - Cider and perry - Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 80 mg/l content not exceeding 1,2% vol - ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except 80 mg/l ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’ - Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli80 mg/l equivalents expressed as NaOH 80 mg/l - Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no 100 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or 200 mg/kg with no added sugar - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and 200 mg/kg marmalades - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 200 mg/kg preparations - Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 160 mg/kg vegetables - Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 160 mg/kg 160 mg/kg - Sauces 320 mg/kg - Mustard - Fine bakery products for special 170 mg/kg nutritional uses - Foods intended for use in energyrestricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Food intended for Use in E n e r g y - R e s t r i c t e d D i e t s f o r We i g h t 240 mg/kg Reduction Regulations - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for 200 mg/kg Special Medical Purposes Regulations SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No E 957 E 959 Name Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 11 Maximum usable dose - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in liquid form 80 mg/l - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid form 500 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 1 200 mg/kg - Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/kg - Energy-reduced soups 110 mg/l - Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 3 000 mg/kg - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 80 mg/l - Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 80 mg/l - Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar 800 mg/kg - Feinkostsalat 160 mg/kg Thaumatin Confectionery 50 mg/kg - Confectionery with no added sugar - Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 50 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Chewing gum with no added sugar - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 400 mg/kg - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg Neohesperidine DC Non-alcoholic drinks - Water-based flavoured drinks, energy30 mg/l reduced or with no added sugar - Milk- and milk-derivative-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/l - Fruit -juice-based drinks, energy reduced or with no added sugar 30 mg/l Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energyreduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg 12 E No [ S.L.449.47 Name SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose - Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg Confectionery 100 mg/kg - Confectionery with no added sugar - Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 100 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Starch-based confectionery, energy150 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 50 mg/kg added sugar 400 mg/kg - Chewing gum with no added sugar 20 mg/l - Cider and perry - Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 10 mg/l content not exceeding 1,2% vol - ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except 10 mg/l ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’ - Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli10 mg/l equivalents expressed as NaOH 10 mg/l - Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no 50 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced or 50 mg/kg with no added sugar - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and 50 mg/kg marmalades - Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 100 mg/kg vegetables - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 50 mg/kg preparations - Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and 30 mg/kg molluscs 50 mg/kg - Sauces 50 mg/kg - Mustard - Fine bakery products for special 150 mg/kg nutritional uses - Foods intended for use in energyrestricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Food intended for Use in E n e r g y - R e s t r i c t e d D i e t s f o r We i g h t 100 mg/kg Reduction Regulations - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in liquid 50 mg/l form - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid 100 mg/kg form SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No E 955 Name Sucralose Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 13 Maximum usable dose - Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Energy-reduced soups 50 mg/l - Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 400 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 400 mg/kg - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 30 mg/l - Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 30 mg/kg - Cornets and wafers, for icecream, with no added sugar 50 mg/kg - Feinkostsalat 50 mg/kg - Energy reduced beer 10 mg/kg - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes Regulations 100 mg/kg - ‘Snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 50 mg/kg Non-alcoholic drinks - Water-based flavoured drinks, energyreduced or with no added sugar 300 mg/l - Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 300 mg/l Desserts and similar products - Water-based flavoured desserts, energy400 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar - Milkand milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg - Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 400 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or 400 mg/kg with no added sugar - Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or 400 mg/kg with no added sugar - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or 400 mg/kg with no added sugar - “Snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 200 mg/kg Confectionery - Confectionery with no added sugar 1000 mg/kg - Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 800 mg/kg 14 E No [ S.L.449.47 Name SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose - Starch-based confectionery, energy1000 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar - Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with 800 mg/kg no added sugar 800 mg/kg - Essoblaten - Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no 400 mg/kg added sugar - Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg - Breath-freshening micro-sweets with no 2400 mg/kg added sugar - Strongly flavoured freshening throat 1000 mg/kg pastilles with no added sugar 3000 mg/kg - Chewing gum with no added sugar - Energy-reduced tablet form confectionery 200 mg/kg 50 mg/l - Cider and Perry - Drinks consisting of a mixture of a nonalcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits 250 mg/l or wine - Spirit drinks containing less than 15% 250 mg/l alcohol by volume - Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 250 mg/l content not exceeding 1.2% vol - ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except 250 mg/l for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’ - Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 250 mg/l milliequivalents expressed as NaOH 250 mg/l - Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type 10 mg/l - Energy-reduced beer - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no 320 mg/kg added sugar - Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or 400 mg/kg with no added sugar - Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 400 mg/kg - Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable 400 mg/kg preparations - Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 180 mg/kg vegetables 140 mg/kg - Feinkostsalat - Sweet -sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and 120 mg/kg molluscs 45 mg/l - Energy-reduced soups - Sauces 450 mg/kg 140 mg/kg - Mustard SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No E 961 Name Neotame Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 15 Maximum usable dose - Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 700 mg/kg - Food intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in the Food intended for Use in Energy-Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations 320 mg/kg - Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in the Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes Regulations 400 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a liquid form 240 mg/l - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations supplied in a solid form 800 mg/kg - Food supplements as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 2400 mg/kg Non-alcoholic drinks Wa t e r- b a s e d f l a v o u r e d d r i n k s , e n e rg y - 20 mg/l reduced or with no added sugar Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit- 20 mg/l juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar Desserts and similar products Water-based flavou red desserts, energy- 32 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar Milk- and milk derivative-based preparations, 32 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy- 32 mg/kg reduced or with no added sugar Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with 32 mg/kg no added sugar Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or 32 mg/kg with no added sugar Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no 32 mg/kg added sugar Snacks: certain flavours of ready-to-eat, pre- 18 mg/kg packed, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts Confectionery Confectionery with no added sugar 32 mg/kg Cocoa or dried fruit-based confectionery, 65 mg/kg energy-reduced or with no added sugar Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced 65 mg/kg or with no added sugar Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no 60 mg/kg added sugar Essoblaten 60 mg/kg C o c o a - , m i l k - , d r i e d - f r u i t o r f a t - b a s e d 32 mg/kg sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 16 E No [ S.L.449.47 Name SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS Foodstuffs Maximum usable dose Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more 32 mg/kg than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no 200 mg/kg added sugar Strongly flavoured throat pastilles with no 65 mg/kg added sugar Chewing gum with no added sugar 250 mg/kg Energy-reduced tablet form confectionery 15 mg/kg Cider and perry 20 mg/l Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 20 mg/l alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol 20 mg/l by volume Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content 20 mg/l not exceeding 1,2% vol. Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer (original 20 mg/l wort content less than 6%) except for “Obergäriges Einfachbier” Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli- 20 mg/l equivalents expressed as NaOH Brown beers of the “oud bruin” type 20 mg/l Energy-reduced beer 1 mg/l Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added 26 mg/kg sugar Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or 32 mg/kg with no added sugar Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 32 mg/kg E n e r g y - r e d u c e d f r u i t a n d v e g e t a b l e 32 mg/kg preparations Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables 10 mg/kg Feinkostsalat 12 mg/kg Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of 10 mg/kg fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs Energy-reduced soups 5 mg/l Sauces 12 mg/kg Mustard 12 mg/kg Fine bakery products for special nutritional 55 mg/kg uses Foods intended for use in energy-restricted 26 mg/kg diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC Dietary foods for special medical purposes as 32 mg/kg defined in Directive 1999/21/EC Food supplements as defined in Directive 20 mg/kg 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form Food supplements as defined in Directive 60 mg/kg 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form SWEETENERS FOR USE IN FOODSTUFFS E No E 962 Name Foodstuffs [ S.L.449.47 17 Maximum usable dose Food supplements as defined in Directive 185 mg/kg 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form Table top sweeteners quantum satis Salt of aspartame- Non-alcoholic drinks acesulfame