- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig) - Saesneg
- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig) - Cymraeg
- Gwreiddiol (Fel y'i Gwnaed) - Saesneg
- Gwreiddiol (Fel y'i Gwnaed) - Cymraeg
Dyma’r fersiwn wreiddiol (fel y’i gwnaed yn wreiddiol).
Regulation 2
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Reserved Descriptions | Designated Products |
In the descriptions listed in items 1 to 5 below — (a) if the product is manufactured from a single kind of fruit the name of that fruit shall be substituted for the word “fruit”; (b) subject to condition (c), if the product is manufactured from two or more kinds of fruit (excluding the use of one or both of lemon juice or concentrated lemon juice where this is in accordance with the authorisation described in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 the reserved description shall be supplemented by the names of the fruits used, in descending order of the volume (calculated as unconcentrated juice or purée) of the juice or purée included from each kind of fruit; and (c) if the product is manufactured from three or more kinds of fruit, then unless its reserved description is supplemented as required by condition (b) it shall, in the alternative, be supplemented by the words “several fruits” or by similar wording, or by the number of the kinds of fruit used. | |
1. Fruit juice | The fermentable but unfermented product obtained from fruit which is sound and ripe, fresh or preserved by chilling, of one or more kinds mixed together, having the characteristic colour, flavour and taste typical of the juice of the fruit from which it comes;
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2. Concentrated fruit juice | The product obtained from fruit juice of one or more kinds by the physical removal of a specific proportion of its water content. Where the product is intended for direct consumption the proportion of water content removed must be at least 50%. |
3. Fruit juice from concentrate | The product obtained by replacing, in concentrated fruit juice, water extracted from that juice during concentration, and by restoring the flavours and, if appropriate, pulp and cells lost from the juice but recovered during the process of producing the fruit juice in question or fruit juice of the same kind;
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4. Dehydrated or powdered fruit juice | The product obtained from fruit juice of one or more kinds by the physical removal of virtually all of its water content. |
5. Fruit nectar | The fermentable but unfermented product obtained by adding water and (in an amount not exceeding 20% of the total weight of the finished product) any one or more of — (a) sugars, or (b) sweeteners, or (c) honey, to — (i) fruit juice, or (ii) concentrated fruit juice, or (iii) fruit juice from concentrate, or (iv) dehydrated fruit juice, or (v) powdered fruit juice, or (vi) a fruit purée, or (vii) to any mixture of products in (i) to (vi) above, such product to meet the minimum content requirement (as to fruit juice, fruit purée, or a mixture of such juice and purée) specified in Schedule 4, and where sweeteners are used their use is to be also in accordance with the requirements of Directive 94/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs(1). Where the kind of fruit used is any one or more of apricots or the fruits listed in Part II and III of Schedule 4, the product may be manufactured without the addition of any sugars, sweeteners or honey. |
Regulation 2(2)(a)
1. Fruit, of any kind other than tomatoes.
2. Fruit purée, being the fermentable but unfermented product obtained by sieving the edible part of whole or peeled fruit without removing the juice.
3. Concentrated fruit purée, being the product obtained from fruit purée by the removal of a specific proportion of its water content.
4. Sugars, being —
(a)in the preparation of fruit nectars —
sugars as defined in Council Directive 2001/111/EC relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption(2);
fructose syrup;
sugars derived from fruit;
(b)in the preparation of fruit juice from concentrate —
sugars as defined in the said Directive 2001/111/EC;
fructose syrup;
(c)in the preparation of fruit juice —
any sugar permitted in paragraph (b) above in respect of fruit juice from concentrate provided it contains less than 2% water.
5. Honey, being the product defined as “honey” in Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey(3).
6. Pulp or cells, being —
in respect of citrus fruit, the juice sacs obtained from the endocarp;
in respect of any other fruit, the products obtained from the edible parts of the fruit without removing the juice.
Regulation 2(2)(b)
1. Vitamins and minerals may be added to any designated product.
2. In grape juice, salts of tartaric acids may be restored.
3. In fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, fruit juice from concentrate, and dehydrated or powdered fruit juice, other than any prepared from grapes or pears, sugars may be added —
(a)for the purpose of regulating acidic taste, in an amount (expressed as dry matter) not exceeding 15g per litre of the juice;
(b)for the purpose of sweetening, in an amount (expressed as dry matter) not exceeding 150g per litre of the juice,
the total amount of such added sugars for either purpose not to exceed 150g per litre of the juice.
4. In any designated product, for the purpose of regulating acidic taste —
(a)lemon juice, or
(b)concentrated lemon juice, or
(c)both lemon juice and concentrated lemon juice,
(expressed as anhydrous citric acid) may be added, the total amount of such added juice not to exceed 3g per litre of the product.
5. In any designated product, carbon dioxide may be added.
6. In any designated product, any substance permitted pursuant to Council Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of laws of Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(4) may be added.
Regulation 2(2)(d)
1. Mechanical extraction processes.
2. The usual physical processes (being those included in that description in Annex I, Part II, point 2, to Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption) and including, in the production of concentrated fruit juice other than that produced from grapes, in-line water extraction, or diffusion, of the edible parts of the fruit.
3. In the production of grape juice where sulfitation of the grapes with sulphur dioxide has been used, desulfitation by physical means, provided that the total quantity in the finished grape juice does not exceed 10 mg per litre of the juice.
4. Pectolytic enzymes.
5. Proteolytic enzymes.
6. Amylolytic enzymes.
7. Edible gelatine.
8. Tannins.
9. Bentonite.
10. Silicon aerogel.
11. Charcoal.
12. Chemically inert filtration adjuvant and precipitation agents, including perlite, washed diatomite, cellulose, insoluble polyamide, polyvinylpolypyrolidon and polystyrene, which comply with the Community Directives on materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(5).
13. Chemically inert adsorption adjuvants which comply with the said Community Directives and which are used to reduce the limonoid and naringin content of citrus juice without significantly affecting the limonoid glucosides, acid, sugars (including oligosaccharides) or mineral content of such juice.
Regulation 2(2)(e)
Minimum juice, purée or juice and purée content (% by volume of finished product) | |
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Notes: 1. In the case of a product prepared from a mixture of types of fruit, this Schedule shall be read as if the minimum quantities specified for the various types of fruit mentioned or referred to therein were reduced in proportion to the relative quantities of the types of fruit used. | |
I. Fruit nectars made from fruits with acidic juice unpalatable in the natural state | |
Passion fruit | 25 |
Quito naranjillos | 25 |
Blackcurrants | 25 |
Whitecurrants | 25 |
Redcurrants | 25 |
Gooseberries | 30 |
Sallow-thorn berries | 25 |
Sloes | 30 |
Plums | 30 |
Quetsches | 30 |
Rowanberries | 30 |
Rose hips | 40 |
Sour cherries | 35 |
Other cherries | 40 |
Bilberries | 40 |
Elderberries | 50 |
Raspberries | 40 |
Apricots | 40 |
Strawberries | 40 |
Mulberries / blackberries | 40 |
Cranberries | 30 |
Quinces | 50 |
Lemons and limes | 25 |
Other fruits belonging to this category | 25 |
II. Fruit nectars made from low-acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruits with juice unpalatable in the natural state | |
Mangoes | 25 |
Bananas | 25 |
Guavas | 25 |
Papayas | 25 |
Lychees | 25 |
Azeroles (Neapolitan medlars) | 25 |
Soursop | 25 |
Bullock’s heart or custard apple | 25 |
Sugar apples | 25 |
Pomegranates | 25 |
Cashew fruits | 25 |
Spanish plums | 25 |
Umbu | 25 |
Other fruits belonging to this category | |
III. Fruit nectars made from fruits with juice palatable in the natural state | |
Apples | 50 |
Pears | 50 |
Peaches | 50 |
Citrus fruits except lemons and limes | 50 |
Pineapples | 50 |
Other fruits belonging to this category | 50 |
OJ No. L237, 10.9.94, p.3, as amended by Directive 96/83/EC (OJ No. L48, 19.2.97, p.16).
OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p.53.
OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p.47.
OJ No. L40, 11.2.1989, p.27.
The Directives are Council Directive 89/109/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States in relation to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs OJ No. L40, 11.2.1989 and Commission Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs OJ No. L220, 15.8.2002, p.18.
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