COFFEE AND CHICORY EXTRACTS REGULATIONS

COFFEE AND CHICORY EXTRACTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 449.49

COFFEE AND CHICORY EXTRACTS

REGULATIONS

11th May, 2007

LEGAL NOTICE 133 of 2007.

The title of these regulations is the Coffee and Chicory

Extracts Regulations.

(1) These regulations shall apply to coffee and chicory

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 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;

COFFEE AND CHICORY EXTRACTS

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

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.