Part IIFood to be delivered as such to the ultimate consumer or to caterers

Additional labelling requirements for certain categories of food

Foods containing sweeteners, added sugar and sweeteners, aspartame or polyols

34.—(1) A food containing a sweetener authorised pursuant to the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be marked or labelled with the indication “with sweetener”.

(2) A food containing both an added sugar and a sweetener authorised pursuant to those Regulations shall be marked or labelled with the indication “with sugar and sweetener”.

(3) A food containing aspartame shall be marked or labelled with the indication “contains a source of phenylalanine”.

(4) A food containing more than 10% added polyols shall be marked or labelled with the indication “excessive consumption may produce laxative effects”.

(5) The indications required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall accompany the name of the food.