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European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (repealed)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 No | Name | Foodstuffs | Maximum usable dose |
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E 420 | Sorbitol: | Desserts and similar products
| quantum satis |
(i)Sorbitol | |||
(ii)Sorbitol syrup | |||
E 421 | Mannitol | ||
E 953 | Isomalt | ||
E 965 | Maltitol: | ||
(i)Maltitol | |||
(ii)Maltitol syrup | |||
E 966 | Lactitol | ||
E 967 | Xylitol | ||
[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 950 | Acesulfame 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 951 | Aspartame | 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 952 | Cyclamic 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 954 | Saccharin 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 957 | Thaumatin | 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 959 | Neohesperidine 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)] |
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Directive 2003/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs.
F2 Inserted by Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs.
F3 Substituted by Directive 2003/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs.
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