Sweeteners for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations 2005

L.N. 30 of 2005

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Sweeteners for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations 2005

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety

Act, the Minister of Health, the Elderly and Community Care has made

the following regulations>

1 These regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners for Use in

Foodstuffs Regulations, 2005.

1.2 These regulations shall come into effect on the 28th February,

2005, provided that products not conforming with these regulations,

but which conform with the provisions of the Sweeteners for Use in

Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 254 of 2004) may be placed on the

market until the 29th July, 2005 at the latest and marketed by the 29th

January, 2006.

1.3

These regulations implement the provisions of>

(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

(b) Commission Directive 95#31#EC laying down specific

criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs,

amended by Directives 98#66#EC, 2000#51#EC and 2001#52#EC.

These regulations shall apply to sweeteners which are used>

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Sorbitol

Desserts and similar products

quantum

(i) Sorbitol

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - satis

(ii) Sorbitol syrup

reduced or with no added sugar

Mannitol

Isomalt

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based

Maltitol

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

(i) Maltitol

added sugar

(ii) Maltitol syrup

Lactitol

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts,

Xylitol

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, energy -

reduced or with no added sugar

— Starch-based confectionery, energy -

reduced or with no added sugar

— Cocoa-based products, energy reduced or

with no added sugar

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— 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 L.N.

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

Acesulfame K

Non -alcoholic drinks

— Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 350 mg/l

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-

350 mg/l

juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

Desserts and similar products

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 350 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based 350 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 350 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or

350 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or 350 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or

350 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, 350 mg/kg

prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and

coated nuts

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Confectionery

— Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

—

Cocoa-

or

dried-fruit -based

confectionery, energy -reduced or with no 500 mg/kg

added sugar

— Starch-based confectionery, energy -

reduced or with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg

— Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with 1 000 mg/kg

no added sugar

— Chewing gum with no added sugar

2 000 mg/kg

— Cider and perry

350 mg/l

— Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol

content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

350 mg/l

— ‘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

milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

350 mg/l

— Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

350 mg/l

— Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

800 mg/kg

— Canned or bottled fruit, energy -reduced

or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg

— Energy -reduced

jams,

jellies

and

marmalades

1 000 mg/kg

— Energy -reduced fruit and vegetable

preparations

350 mg/kg

— Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and

vegetables

200 mg/kg

— Sweet-sour preserves and semipreserves

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans 200 mg/kg

and molluscs

— Sauces

350 mg/kg

— Mustard

350 mg/kg

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Fine bakery products for special 1 000 mg/kg

nutritional uses

— Foods intended for use in energy - 450 mg/kg

restricted diets for weight reduction as

referred to in L.N. 1/1999

— Dietary foods for special medical 450 mg/kg

purposes as defined in L.N. 309/2001

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

350 mg/l

239/2003 supplied in liquid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

500 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N. 2 000 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

— Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of 1 200 mg/kg

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran,energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

— Energy -reduced soups

110 mg/l

— Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no 2 500 mg/kg

added sugar

— Energy -reduced beer

25 mg/l

— Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 350 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

— Spirit drinks containing less than 15 %

350 mg/kg

alcohol by volume

— Cornets and wafers, for icecream, with 2 000 mg/kg

no added sugar

—

Energy -reduced

tablet-form 500 mg/kg

confectionery

— Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg

— Essoblaten

2 000 mg/kg

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Aspartame

Non -alcoholic drinks

— Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 600 mg/l

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit- 600 mg/l

juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

Desserts and similar products

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 1 000 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

—

Milk-

and

milk-derivate-based 1 000 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 1 000 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or

1 000 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or 1 000 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or

1 000 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, 500 mg/kg

prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and

coated nuts

Confectionery

— Confectionery with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg

—

Cocoa-

or

dried-fruit-based 2 000 mg/kg

confectionery, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Starch-based confectionery, energy - 2 000 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based 1 000 mg/kg

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

Chewing gum with no added sugar

5 500 mg/kg

- Essoblaten

1 000 mg/kg

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Cider and perry

600 mg/l

— Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol 600 mg/l

content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

— ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ 600 mg/l

(original wort content less than 6 %) except

for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

— Beers with a minimum acidity of 30

600 mg/l

milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

— Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

600 mg/l

— Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no

800 mg/kg

added sugar

— Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced

1 000 mg/kg

or with no added sugar

— Energy -reduced

jams,

jellies

and 1 000 mg/kg

marmalades

— Energy -reduced fruit and vegetable 1 000 mg/kg

preparations

— Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 300 mg/kg

vegetables

— Sweet-sour preserves and semipreserves 300 mg/kg

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans

and molluscs

— Sauces

350 mg/kg

— Mustard

350 mg/kg

— Fine bakery products for special 1 700 mg/kg

nutritional uses

— Foods intended for use in energy - 800 mg/kg

restricted diets for weight reduction as

referred to in L.N. 1/1999

— Dietary foods for special medical 1 000 mg/kg

purposes as defined in L.N. 309/2001

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

600 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in liquid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

2 000 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

5 500 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

— Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of

1 000 mg/kg

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran, energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

— Energy -reduced soups

110 mg/l

— Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no

6 000 mg/kg

added sugar

— Strongly flavoured freshening throat

2 000 mg/kg

pastilles with no added sugar

— Energy -reduced beer

25 mg/l

— Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-

600 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

— Spirit drinks containing less than 15 %

600 mg/kg

alcohol by volume

— Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Cyclamic acid and its

Non-alcoholic drinks

Na and Ca salts

— Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 250 mg/l

reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/l

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based or

fruit-juice-based drinks, energy -reduced

or with no added sugar

Desserts and similar products

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 250 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based 250 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 250 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or 250 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Cereal -based desserts, energy reduced or 250 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or

250 mg/kg

with no added sugar

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Confectionery

— Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based 500 mg/kg

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

— Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced 1 000 mg/kg

or with no added sugar

— Energy -reduced

jams,

jellies

and 1 000 mg/kg

marmalades

— 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 energy - 400 mg/kg

restricted diets for weight reduction as

referred to in L.N. 1/1999

— Dietary foods for special medical 400 mg/kg

purposes as defined in L.N. 309/2001

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 400 mg/l

239/2003 supplied in liquid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

500 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

— Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 250 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

— Food supplements as defined in L.N. 1 250 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

Saccharin and its Na, K

Non-alcoholic drinks

and Ca salts

— Water-based flavoured drinks, 80 mg/l

energy-reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based or

fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced 80 mg/l

or with no added sugar

— ‘Gaseosa’: non -alcoholic waterbased

drink with added carbon dioxide, 100 mg/l

sweeteners and flavourings

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Desserts and similiar products

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 100 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based 100 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 100 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or 100 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Cereal -based desserts, energy reduced or 100 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or

100 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— ‘snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, 100 mg/kg

prepacked, dry savoury starch products and

coated nuts

Confectionery

— Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

—

Cocoa-

or

dried-fruit-based 500 mg/kg

confectionery, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Starch-based confectionery, energy - 300 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Essoblaten

800 mg/kg

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based 200 mg/kg

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

— Chewing gum with no added sugar

1 200 mg/kg

— Cider and perry

80 mg/l

— Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol

80 mg/l

content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

— ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ 80 mg/l

(original wort content less than 6 %) except

‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

— Beers with a minimum acidity of 30

80 mg/l

milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

— Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

80 mg/l

— Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no 100 mg/kg

added sugar

— Canned or bottled fruit, energy -reduced 200 mg/kg

or 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 semipreserves 160 mg/kg

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans

and molluscs

— Sauces

160 mg/kg

— Mustard

320 mg/kg

— Fine bakery products for special 170 mg/kg

nutritional uses

— Foods intended for use in energy - 240 mg/kg

restricted diets for weight reduction as

referred to in L.N. 1/1999

— Dietary foods for special medical 200 mg/kg

purposes as defined in L.N. 309/2001

B

E No

Name

Foo dstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

80 mg/l

239/2003 supplied in liquid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

500 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N. 1 200 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

— Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of 100 mg/kg

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran, energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

110 mg/l

— Energy -reduced soups

— Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no 3 000 mg/kg

added sugar

— Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 80 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

— Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % 80 mg/l

alcohol by volume

— Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with 800 mg/kg

no added sugar

160 mg/kg

— Feinkostsalat

Thaumatin

Confectionery

— Confectionery with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

—

Cocoa-

or

dried-fruit-based 50 mg/kg

confectionery, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Chewing gum with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

— Food supplements as defined in L.N. 400 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

— Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no 50 mg/kg

added sugar

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Neohesperidine DC

Non-alcoholic drinks

— Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 30 mg/l

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based drinks, 50 mg/l

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Fruit -juice-based drinks, energy reduced

or with no added sugar

30 mg/l

Desserts and similar products

— Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 50 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Milk- and milk-derivative-based 50 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 50 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

— Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or 50 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Cereal -based desserts, energy reduced or 50 mg/kg

with no added sugar

— Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or

50 mg/kg

with no added sugar

Confectionery

— Confectionery with no added sugar

100 mg/kg

—

Cocoa-

or

dried-fruit-based 100 mg/kg

confectionery, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

— Starch-based confectionery, energy - 150 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

— Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based 50 mg/kg

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

— Chewing gum with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Cider and perry

20 mg/l

— Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol

10 mg/l

content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

— ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ 10 mg/l

(original wort content less than 6 %) except

‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

— Beers with a minimum acidity of 30

10 mg/l

milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

— Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

10 mg/l

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no 50 mg/kg

added sugar

— Canned or bottled fruit, energy reduced 50 mg/kg

or 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 semipreserves 30 mg/kg

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans

and molluscs

— Sauces

50 mg/kg

— Mustard

50 mg/kg

— Fine bakery products for special 150 mg/kg

nutritional uses

— Foods intended for use in energy - 100 mg/kg

restricted diets for weight reduction as

referred to in L.N. 1/1999

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

50 mg/l

239/2003 supplied in liquid form

— Food supplements as defined in L.N.

100 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

— Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of 50 mg/kg

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran, energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

— Energy -reduced soups

50 mg/l

— Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no 400 mg/kg

added sugar

— Food supplements as defined in L.N. 400 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

— Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 30 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

— Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % 30 mg/kg

alcohol by volume

— Cornets and wafers, for icecream, with

50 mg/kg

no added sugar

— Feinkostsalat

50 mg/kg

— Energy reduced beer

10 mg/kg

— Dietary foods for special medical 100 mg/kg

purposes as defined in L.N. 309/2001

— ‘Snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat,

50 mg/kg

prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and

coated nuts

Sucralose

Non-alcoholic drinks

- Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 300 mg/l

reduced or with no added sugar

- Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit- 300 mg/l

juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

Desserts and similar products

- Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 400 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

- Milk-

and

milk-derivative-based 400 mg/kg

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

- 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 with 400 mg/kg

no added sugar

- “Snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, 200 mg/kg

pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products

and coated nuts

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Confectionery

- Confectionery with no added sugar

1000 mg/kg

- Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery,

800 mg/kg

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

- Starch-based confectionery, energy -

1000 mg/kg

reduced or with no added sugar

- Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no

800 mg/kg

added sugar

- Essoblaten

800 mg/kg

- Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based

400 mg/kg

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

- Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of

400 mg/kg

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran, energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

- Breath-freshening micro-sweets with no

2400 mg/kg

added sugar

- Strongly flavoured freshening throat

1000 mg/kg

pastilles with no added sugar

- Chewing gum with no added sugar

3000 mg/kg

- Energy -reduced tablet form confectionery

200 mg/kg

- Cider and Perry

50 mg/l

- Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-

250 mg/l

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

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’

250 mg/l

(original wort content less than 6 %) except

for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

- Beers with a minimum acidity of 30

250 mg/l

milliequivalents expressed as NaOH

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

- Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

250 mg/l

- Energy -reduced beer

10 mg/l

- 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 400 mg/kg

marmalades

- Energy -reduced fruit and vegetable 400 mg/kg

preparations

- Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 180 mg/kg

vegetables

- Feinkostsalat

140 mg/kg

- Sweet -sour preserves and semi-preserves 120 mg/kg

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans

and molluscs

- Energy -reduced soups

45 mg/l

- Sauces

450 mg/kg

- Mustard

140 mg/kg

- Fine bakery

products

for

special 700 mg/kg

nutritional uses

- Food intended for use in energy -restricted 320 mg/kg

diets for weight reduction as referred to in

L.N. 1/1999

- Dietary foods for special medical purposes 400 mg/kg

as defined in L.N. 309/2001

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 240 mg/l

239/2003 supplied in a liquid form

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 800 mg/kg

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 2400 mg/kg

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or

mineral elements and supplied in a

syrup-type or chewable form

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

Salt of aspartame-

Non-alcoholic drinks

acesulfame ( 3 )

- Water-based flavoured drinks, energy - 350 mg/l (a)

reduced or with no added sugar

- Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit- 350 mg/l (a)

juice-based drinks, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

Desserts and similar products

- Water-based flavoured desserts, energy - 350 mg/kg (a)

reduced or with no added sugar

- Milk-

and

milk-derivative-based 350 mg/kg (a)

preparations, energy -reduced or with no

added sugar

- Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, 350 mg/kg (a)

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

- Egg-based desserts, energy -reduced or

350 mg/kg (a)

with no added sugar

- Cereal-based desserts, energy -reduced or 350 mg/kg (a)

with no added sugar

- Fat-based desserts, energy -reduced or with 350 mg/kg (a)

no added sugar

- “Snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, 500 mg/kg (b)

pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products

and coated nuts

Confectionery

- Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg (a)

- Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 500 mg/kg (a)

energy -reduced or with no added sugar

- Starch-based confectionery,

energy - 1000mg/kg (a)

reduced or with no added sugar

- Essoblaten

1000mg/kg (b)

B

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

- Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat -based 1000mg/kg (b)

sandwich spreads, energy -reduced or with

no added sugar

- Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of 1000mg/kg (b)

more than 15 %, and containing at least 20

% bran, energy -reduced or with no added

sugar

- Breath-freshening micro-sweets with no

2500mg/kg (a)

added sugar

- Chewing gum with no added sugar

2000mg/kg (a)

- Cider and Perry

350 mg/l (a)

- Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non- 350 mg/l (a)

alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits

or wine

- Spirit drinks containing less than 15 %

350 mg/l (a)

alcohol by volume

- Alcohol -free beer or with an alcohol

350 mg/l (a)

content not exceeding 1.2 % vol

- ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ 350 mg/l (a)

(original wort content less than 6 %) except

for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

- Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 350 mg/l (a)

milliequivalents expressed as NaOH

- Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

350 mg/l (a)

- Energy -reduced beer

25 mg/l (b)

- Edible ices, energy -reduced or with no

800 mg/kg (b)

added sugar

- Canned or bottled fruit, energy -reduced or 350 mg/kg (a)

with no added sugar

- Energy -reduced

jams,

jellies

and 1000mg/kg (b)

marmalades

- Energy -reduced fruit and vegetable 350 mg/kg (a)

preparations

- Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and 200 mg/kg (a)

vegetables

E No

Name

Foodstuffs

Maximum

usable dose

- Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg (b)

- Sweet -sour preserves and semi-preserves 200 mg/kg (a)

of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans

and molluscs

- Energy -reduced soups

110 mg/l (b)

- Sauces

350 mg/kg (b)

- Mustard

350 mg/kg (b)

- Fine bakery

products

for

special 1000mg/kg (a)

nutritional uses

- Food intended for use in energy -restricted 450 mg/kg (a)

diets for weight reduction as referred to in

L.N. 1/1999

- Dietary foods for special medical purposes 450 mg/kg (a)

as defined in L.N. 309/2001

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 350 mg/l (a)

239/2003 supplied in a liquid form

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 500 mg/kg (a)

239/2003 supplied in a solid form

- Food supplements as defined in L.N. 2000mg/kg (a)

239/2003, based on vitamins and/or mineral

elements and supplied in a syrup -type or

chewable form

Note

1. For the substance E 952, cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts, maximum usable

doses are expressed in free acid.

1.1 For the substance E 954, saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts, maximum usable doses

are expressed in free imide.

2.1 Maximum usable doses for the salt of aspartame-acesulfame are derived from the

maximum usable doses for its constituent parts, aspartame (E951) and acesulfame -K

(E950). The maximum usable doses for both aspartame (E951) and acesulfame -K

(E950) are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone

or in combination with E950 or E951. Limits in this column are expressed either as (a)

acesulfame -K equivalent or (b) aspartame equivalents.

1

(a) in the preparation of foodstuffs to impart a sweet taste

to foodstuffs,

(b) as table top sweeteners.

2.2 These regulations shall not apply to foodstuffs with

sweetening properties.

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 12 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

properties<

“young children” means children aged between one and three

years.

1 Only sweeteners listed in the Schedule to these regulations Permitted

sweeteners.

may be placed on the market with a view to>

(a)

sale to the ultimate consumer, or

(b) use in the manufacture of foodstuffs.

4.2 Sweeteners referred to in regulation 4.1 (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 of these regulations

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 to

these regulations refer to ready-to-eat foodstuffs, prepared according

to the instructions for use, where appropriate.

4.6 Without prejudice to other provisions, the presence of a

sweetener in foodstuffs is also permissible>

(a) in compound foods with no added sugar or energy-

reduced, 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<

(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 to these regulations, 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

to these regulations and authorised at ëquantum satisí 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.

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.

1 The sales description of a table-top sweetener must include

the term –

“………………. – based table-top sweetener”, using the

name(s) of the sweetening substance(s) used in its composition.

6.2 The labelling of a table-top sweetener containing polyols

and,or aspartame must bear the following warnings>

(a)

aspartame> “contains a source of phenylalanine”<

(b) salt of aspartame and acesulfame> “contains a source of

phenylalanine”<

(c) polyols> “excessive consumption may induce laxative

effects”.

1 Sweeteners intended for use in foodstuffs or as table-top Purity criteria.

sweeteners must comply with the criteria of purity laid down in European

Community Directive 95#31#EC, as amended.

1 The Sweeteners for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 are Repeal of L.N. 254

of 2004.

hereby repealed.

9.2 Any reference in any other regulations to the Sweeteners in

Food Regulations, 2004 shall be construed as a reference to these

regulations.