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European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (repealed)

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a

[F1Commission Directive 96/8/EC of 26 February 1996 on foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction ( OJ L 55, 6.3.1996, p. 22 ).

b

Commission Directive 1999/21/EC of 25 March 1999 on dietary foods for special medical purposes ( OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 29 ).

c

Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements ( OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51 ).]

d

[F1Maximum 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 equivalents or (b) espartame equivalents.]

EC NoNameFoodstuffsMaximum usable dose
E 420Sorbitol:

Desserts and similar products

  • Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

  • Milk- and 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

quantum satis

(i)Sorbitol

(ii)Sorbitol syrup

E 421Mannitol
E 953Isomalt
E 965Maltitol:

(i)Maltitol

(ii)Maltitol syrup

E 966Lactitol
E 967Xylitol
[F2E 968] [F2Erythritol]
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

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

[F3Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

E 950Acesulfame K Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced 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, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg

Milk- and 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
[ F4
F4
F4 ]

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg
[ F4 ]

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 for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

350 mg/l

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
[ F4 ]

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 semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

200 mg/kg

Sauces

350 mg/kg

Mustard

350 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

1 000 mg/kg

[F3Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC a

450 mg/kg

[F3Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC b

450 mg/kg

[F3Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC c supplied in a liquid form

350 mg/l

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

500 mg/kg
[F5 [F3Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form 2 000  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

1 200  mg/kg

Energy-reduced soups

110 mg/l
[ F4 ]

Energy-reduced beer

25 mg/l

Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

350 mg/l

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

350 mg/kg

Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar

2 000  mg/kg

Energy-reduced tablet-form confectionery

500 mg/kg

Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg

Eßoblaten

2 000  mg/kg]
E 951Aspartame Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

600 mg/l

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, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg

Milk- and 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

Confectionery with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

2 000 mg/kg

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

2 000 mg/kg

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000 mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

5 500 mg/kg

Cider and perry

600 mg/l

Alcohol-free or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

600 mg/l

‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6 %) except for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

600 mg/l

Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

600 mg/l

Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

600 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

1 000 mg/kg

Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

1 000 mg/kg

Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations

1 000 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables

300 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

300 mg/kg

Sauces

350 mg/kg

Mustard

350 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

1 700 mg/kg

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC a

800 mg/kg

Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC b

1 000 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC c supplied in a liquid form

600 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

2 000 mg/kg

[F1 Essoblaten

1 000  mg/kg]
[F5 Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, 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 pastilles with no added sugar

2 000  mg/kg

Energy-reduced beer

25 mg/l

Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

600 mg/l

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

600 mg/kg

Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg]
E 952Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

[F3250 mg/l

Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/l]
Desserts and similar products

Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/kg

Milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/kg

Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/kg

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
Confectionery

Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

1 500 mg/kg

Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

250 mg/kg

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 preparations

250 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

1 600 mg/kg

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC a

400 mg/kg

Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC b

400 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC c supplied in a liquid form

400 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

500 mg/kg

[F5 Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

250 mg/l

Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar

2 500  mg/kg

[F3Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form

1 250  mg/kg]
E 954Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

80 mg/l

Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

80 mg/l

‘Gaseosa’: non-alcoholic water-based drink with added carbon dioxide, sweeteners and flavourings

100 mg/l
Desserts and similiar products

Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

100 mg/kg

Milk- and 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

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

Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

500 mg/kg

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

300 mg/kg

Essoblaten

800 mg/kg

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

200 mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

1 200 mg/kg

Cider and perry

80 mg/l

Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

80 mg/l

‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6 %) except ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

80 mg/l

Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

80 mg/l

Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

80 mg/l

Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

100 mg/kg

Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

200 mg/kg

Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

200 mg/kg

Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations

200 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables

160 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

160 mg/kg

Sauces

160 mg/kg

Mustard

320 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

170 mg/kg

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC a

240 mg/kg

Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC b

200 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC c supplied in a liquid form

80 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

500 mg/kg
[F5 Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, 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 non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

80 mg/l

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

80 mg/kg

Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar

800 mg/kg

Feinkostsalat

160 mg/kg]
[F1E 955 Sucralose Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced 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, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

"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

1 000  mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

800 mg/kg

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000  mg/kg

Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no added sugar

800 mg/kg

Essoblaten

800 mg/kg

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 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

400 mg/kg

Breath-freshening micro-sweets with no added sugar

2 400  mg/kg

Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar

1 000  mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

3 000  mg/kg

Energy-reduced tablet form confectionery

200 mg/kg

Cider and Perry

50 mg/l

Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

250 mg/l

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

250 mg/l

Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

250 mg/l

' Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer ' (original wort content less than 6 %) except for ' Obergäriges Einfachbier '

250 mg/l

Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

250 mg/l

Brown beers of the ' oud bruin ' type

250 mg/l

Energy-reduced beer

10 mg/l

Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

320 mg/kg

Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

400 mg/kg

Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations

400 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables

180 mg/kg

Feinkostsalat

140 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

120 mg/kg

Energy-reduced soups

45 mg/l

Sauces

450 mg/kg

Mustard

140 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

700 mg/kg

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC

320 mg/kg

Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC

400 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form

240 mg/l

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

800 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form

2 400  mg/kg]
E 957Thaumatin Confectionery

Confectionery with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

50 mg/kg
[F5 Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, 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]
E 959Neohesperidine DC Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

30 mg/l

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, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Milk- and 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

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

Confectionery with no added sugar

100 mg/kg

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

100 mg/kg

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

150 mg/kg

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Chewing gum with no added sugar

400 mg/kg

Cider and perry

20 mg/l

Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

10 mg/l

‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6 %) except ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’

10 mg/l

Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

10 mg/l

Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type

10 mg/l

Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

50 mg/kg

Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

50 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables

100 mg/kg

Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations

50 mg/kg

Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

30 mg/kg

Sauces

50 mg/kg

Mustard

50 mg/kg

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

150 mg/kg

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC] a

100 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC c supplied in a liquid form]

50 mg/kg

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form]

100 mg/kg

[F5 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 Directive 2002/46/EC, 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 non-alcoholic 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 ice-cream, 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 Directive 1999/21/EC] b

100 mg/kg

Snacks : certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts

50 mg/kg
[F1E 962 Salt of aspartame-acesulfame1 d Non-alcoholic drinks

Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/l (a)

Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/l (a)
Desserts and similar products

Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

' Snacks ' : certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts

500 mg/kg (b)
Confectionery

Confectionery with no added sugar

500 mg/kg (a)

Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

500 mg/kg (a)

Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000  mg/kg (a)

Essoblaten

1 000  mg/kg (b)

Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

1 000  mg/kg (b)

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 (b)

Breath-freshening micro-sweets with no added sugar

2 500  mg/kg (a)

Chewing gum with no added sugar

2 000  mg/kg (a)

Cider and perry

350 mg/l (a)

Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine

350 mg/l (a)

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

350 mg/l (a)

Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol

350 mg/l (a)

' Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer ' (original wort content less than 6 %) except for ' Obergäriges Einfachbier '

350 mg/l (a)

Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH

350 mg/l (a)

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 added sugar

800 mg/kg (b)

Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

350 mg/kg (a)

Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

1 000  mg/kg (b)

Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations

350 mg/kg (a)

Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables

200 mg/kg (a)

Feinkostsalat

350 mg/kg (b)

Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

200 mg/kg (a)

Energy-reduced soups

110 mg/l (b)

Sauces

350 mg/kg (b)

Mustard

350 mg/kg (b)

Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses

1 000  mg/kg (a)

Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC

450 mg/kg (a)

Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC

450 mg/kg (a)

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form

350 mg/l (a)

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form

500 mg/kg (a)

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form

2 000  mg/kg (a)]

Note: U.K.

1. For the substance E 952, cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts, maximum usable doses are expressed in free acid. U.K.

2. For the substance E 954, saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts, maximum usable doses are expressed in free imide.] U.K.

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