Coffee and Chicory Extracts Regulations, 2007

L.N. 133 of 2007

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Coffee and Chicory Extracts Regulations, 2007

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

Act, the Minister of Health, the Elderly and Community Care, on advise

of the Malta Standards Authority, has made the following regulations>-

The title of these regulations is Coffee and Chicory Extracts Citation and

commencement.

Regulations, 2007.

(1) These regulations shall apply to coffee and chicory Applicability.

extracts as defined in these regulations.

(2)

These regulations do not apply to ‘cafè torrefacto

soluble’.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the Interpretation.

following definitions shall apply>

(a) Coffee extract, soluble coffee extract, soluble coffee or

instant coffee>

the concentrated product obtained by extraction from roasted

coffee beans using only water as the medium of extraction

and excluding any process of hydrolysis involving the addition

of an acid or a base. Apart from those insoluble substances

which it is technically impossible to remove, and insoluble

oils derived from coffee, coffee extract must contain only the

soluble and aromatic constituents of coffee>

(i) the coffee-based dry matter content must be>

(1) not less than 95% by weight in the case

of dried coffee extract<

(2) from 70% to 85% by weight in the case

of coffee extract paste<

(3) from 15% to 55% by weight in the case

of liquid coffee extract<

(ii) coffee extract in solid or paste form must

contain no substances other than those derived from the

extraction of coffee<

(iii) liquid coffee extract may contain edible

sugars, whether or not roasted, in a proportion not

exceeding 12% by weight.

(b) Chicory extract, soluble chicory or instant chicory>

the concentrated product obtained from roasted chicory using

only water as the medium of extraction and excluding any

process of hydrolysis involving the addition of an acid or a

base>

(i) the chicory-based dry matter content must be>

(1) not less than 95% by weight in the case

of dried chicory extract<

(2) from 70% to 85% by weight in the case

of chicory extract paste<

(3) from 25% to 55% by weight in the case

of liquid chicory extract<

(ii) chicory extract in solid or paste form may

contain not more than 1% by weight of substances not

derived from chicory<

(iii) liquid chicory extract may contain edible

sugars, whether roasted or not, to a proportion not

exceeding 35% by weight.

(c)

Chicory>

the roots of Cichorium Intybus L. not used for the production

of witloof chicory, usually used for the preparation of

beverages, suitably cleaned to be dried and roasted.

(1) The Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Labelling.

Foodstuffs shall apply to the products covered by these regulations

subject to the following conditions>

The product names listed in regulations 3(a) and 3(b) shall

apply only to the products referred to therein and must be used in

trade to designate them. Those names shall be supplemented by

the words>

(a)

‘paste’ or ‘in paste form’ or

(b) ‘liquid’ or ‘in liquid form’ as appropriate.

Provided that, products names may be supplemented by

the term ‘Concentrated’-

(i) in the case of the product defined in regulation

3(a)(iii), provided that the coffee-based dry matter

content is more than 25% by weight,

(ii) in the case of the product defined in regulation

3(b)(iii), provided that the chicory-based dry matter

content is more than 45% by weight.

(2) The labelling must include the term ‘decaffeinated’ in

the case of products defined in regulation 3(a), provided that the

anhydrous caffeine content does not exceed 0.3% by weight of the

coffee-based dry matter. This information must be within the same field

of vision as the sales description.

(3) In the case of products defined in regulations 3(a)(iii)

and 3(b)(iii), the label must include the terms ‘with ......’, ‘preserved

with ......’, ‘with added ......’ or ‘roasted with ......’ followed by the

name(s) of the types of sugar(s) used. This information must be within

the same field of vision as the sales description.

(4) The labelling must indicate, in the case of the products

defined in regulations 3(a)(ii) and 3(a)(iii), the minimum coffee-based

dry matter content and, in the case of the products defined in regulations

3(b)(ii) and (iii), the minimum chicory-based dry matter content. These

contents shall be expressed as a percentage by weight of the finished

product.

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