43.MistràU.K.
Mistrà is a colourless spirit drink flavoured with aniseed or natural anethole:
with an anethole content of not less than 1 gram and not more than 2 grams per litre,
that may also contain a distillate of aromatic herbs,
containing no added sugar.
The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of mistrà shall be 40 % and the maximum alcoholic strength by volume shall be 47 %.
Only natural flavouring substances and [F1flavouring preparations] as defined in Article [F23(2)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008] may be used in the preparation of mistrà.
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in Annex 2 category 43(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 17(20)(h)