The Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003

1.  The following additional ingredients may be used, to the extent stated below:

(a) honey as defined in Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey(1): in all products as a total or partial substitute for sugars;

(b) fruit juice: only in jam;

(c) citrus fruit juice: in products obtained from other types of fruit: only in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly;

(d) red fruit juices: only in jam and extra jam manufactured from rosehips, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants, plums and rhubarb;

(e) red beetroot juice: only in jam and jelly manufactured from strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants and plums;

(f) essential oils of citrus fruits: only in marmalade and jelly marmalade;

(g) edible oils and fats as anti-foaming agents: in all products;

(h) liquid pectin: in all products;

(i) citrus peel: in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly;

(j) leaves of Pelargonium odoratissimum: in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly, where they are made from quince;

(k) spirits, wine and liqueur wine, nuts, aromatic herbs, spices, vanilla and vanilla extracts: in all products;

(l) vanilline: in all products;

(m) any substance permitted pursuant to Council Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(2).

(1)

OJ No. L.10, 12.1.2002, p. 47.

(2)

OJ No. L.40, 11.2.89, p. 27.