Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No.814 of 1997)

Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997 © Crown Copyright 1997 All Crown Copyrights are reserved. The following are concessions. Individuals are authorised to download this text to file or printer for their own individual use. Reproduction of the text for the purpose of developing and publishing value-added products is also allowed, without prior permission or charge, provided reproduction is accurate, not malicious and is accompanied by an acknowledgment of Crown copyright. Any other proposed reproduction requires the consent of the Copyright Unit at Her Majesty's Stationery Office. For more details on the reproduction of Crown and Parliamentary copyright material, see the latest Her Majesty's Stationery Office Dear Publisher letter. The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. 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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1997 No. 814 FOOD The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997 Made 13th March 1997 Laid before Parliament 14th March 1997 Coming into force 14th April 1997 The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a), 17(1), 26(1) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations: Title, commencement and interpretation 1 . - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 14th April 1997. Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] (2) In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995[2]. Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 . The principal Regulations shall be amended as follows (a) in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) (i) in the definition of "Directive 94/35/EC" after the word "foodstuffs" there shall be inserted the words ", as amended by Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council[3]"; (ii) after the definition of "permitted sweetener" there shall be inserted the following " "relevant compound foods" means compound foods with no added sugar or energy-re duced, compound dietary foods intended for a low-calorie diet and compound foods with a long shelf life;"; (b) in regulation 3 (sale and use of sweeteners) (i) in paragraphs (2) and (3) the words "and regulation 5A" shall be inserted after the word "below"; and (ii) in paragraph (4) after the word "uses" there shall be inserted the words "(including any food for infants and young children not in good health)"; (c) at the beginning of regulation 5 (sale of food containing sweeteners) the words "Subject to regulation 5A," shall be inserted; (d) after regulation 5 there shall be inserted the following " Compound foods 5A. - (1) Where a permitted sweetener is present in or on a relevant compound food and that relevant compound food contains, as an ingredient, a food in or on which that sweetener was or could have been used without contravening any of the provisions of paragraph (2) or (3) of regulation 3, that sweetener shall, for the purposes of those paragraphs and regulation 5, be deemed to have been used in or on that relevant compound food without contravening any of the provisions of those paragraphs. (2) The use in or on a food of any permitted sweetener shall not constitute a contravention of paragraph (2) or (3) of regulation 3 if that food is destined to be used solely in the preparation of a compound food which complies with those paragraphs and sale of the food in or on which the permitted sweetener was used shall not constitute a contravention of regulation 5."; (e) in regulation 11 (transitional provision and exemption) (i) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] " (1A) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations which allege a contravention of regulation 3(1), 4 or 5 it shall be a defence to prove that (a) the act (i) was committed before 19th June 1998, or (ii) was that of selling a sweetener or food which, in either case, was put on the market or labelled before 19th June 1998; and (b) the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997 had not been made when the act was committed or, as the case may be, the food was put on the market or labelled."; (ii) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following " (2) These Regulations shall not apply in respect of any sweetener or, as the case may be, food which is brought into Great Britain having been lawfully put on the market or labelled in another member State before 30th June 1996."; and (iii) paragraph (3) shall be deleted; and (f) the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Schedule 1. Angela Browning Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 12th March 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health: Cumberlege Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 13th March 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales: Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 12th March 1997 Lindsay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 13th March 1997 SCHEDULE Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Regulation 2(f) "SCHEDULE 1 Regulations 2(1) and (3) and 3(3) PERMITTED SWEETENERS AND THE FOODS IN OR ON WHICH THEY MAY BE USED Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 EC No. Permitted sweetener Foods in or on which permitted sweeteners may be used Maximum usable dose 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 quantum satis E 420 Sorbitol (i) Sorbitol (ii) Sorbitol syrup Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 421 Mannitol - Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 953 Isomalt - Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 965 Maltitol (i) Maltitol (ii) Maltitol syrup Breakfast cereals or cereal-based products, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 966 Lactito - Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or quantum Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] with no added sugar satis E 967 Xylitol - Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Jams, jellies, marmalades and crystallised 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 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 - Chewing gum with no added sugar Miscellaneous Cocoa-based products, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 420 E 421 - Cocoa-, milk-, dried fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar quantum satis E 953 E 965 E 966 Sauces quantum satis Mustard quantum satis E 967 (cont'd) Fine bakery products, energy-reduced or with no added sugar - Products intended for particular nutritional uses Solid food supplements/dietary integrators quantum satis 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 350 mg/ Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] preparations, energy- reduced or with no added sugar 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 Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1200 mg/ kg Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/ kg Confectionery Confectionery with no added sugar 500 mg/ kg Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 2500 mg/ kg Energy-reduced tablet-form confectionery 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 1000 mg/ kg Chewing gum with no added sugar 2000 mg/ kg Miscellaneous "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 350 mg/ kg Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar 2000 mg/ kg Essoblaten 2000 mg/ kg Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or 1000 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] with no added sugar Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 350 mg/l Cider and perry 350 mg/l Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol 350 mg/l "Bi&egravere 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 Energy-reduced beer 25 mg/l Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 350 mg/ kg Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 800 mg/ kg Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 350 mg/ kg Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 1000 mg/ kg Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations 350 mg/ kg Feinkostsalat 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 Energy-reduced soups 110 mg/l Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Mustard 350 mg/ kg Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 1000 mg/ kg Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal 450 mg/ kg Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 450 mg/ kg Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 350 mg/l Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 500 mg/ kg Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 2000 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 1000 mg/ kg Milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 1000 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Confectionery Confectionery with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Breath freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 6000 mg/ kg Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 2000 mg/ kg Starch-based confectionery, energy reduced or with no added sugar 2000 mg/ kg Chewing gum with no added sugar 5500 mg/ kg Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar 2000 mg/ kg Miscellaneous "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 500 mg/ kg Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 600 mg/l Cider and perry 600 mg/l Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol 600 mg/l " - Bi&egravere 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 Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Energy-reduced beer 25 mg/l Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 600 mg/ kg Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 800 mg/ kg Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 1000 mg/ kg Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations 1000 mg/ kg Feinkostsalat 350 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 Energy-reduced soups 110 mg/l Mustard 350 mg/ kg Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 1700 mg/ kg Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal 800 mg/ kg Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 1000 mg/ kg Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 600 mg/ kg Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 2000 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 5500 mg/ kg E 952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts[4] Non-alcoholic drinks Water-based flavoured drinks, energy reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/l Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 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 Breath freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 2500 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 Chewing gum with no added sugar 1500 mg/ kg Miscellaneous Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 500 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 250 mg/l Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 250 mg/ kg Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/ kg Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 1000 mg/ kg Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations 250 mg/ kg Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 1600 mg/ kg Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal 400 mg/ kg Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 400 mg/ kg Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 400 mg/ kg Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 500 mg/ kg Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 1250 mg/ kg E 954 Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts[5] 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 similar products Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] 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 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 Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 100 mg/ kg Confectionery Confectionery with no added sugar 500 mg/ kg Breath freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 3000 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 Chewing gum with no added sugar 1200 mg/ kg Miscellaneous "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 100 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 200 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 80 mg/l Cider and perry 80 mg/l Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol 80 mg/l "Bi&egravere de table/Tafelbier/ Table beer"(original wort content less than 6%) except for "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 Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 80 mg/ kg 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 Feinkostsalat 160 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 Energy-reduced soups 110 mg/l Mustard 320 mg/ kg Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 170 mg/ kg Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal 240 mg/ kg Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 200 mg/ kg Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 80 mg/ kg Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 500 mg/ kg Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 1200 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 Miscellaneous Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/ kg Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 400 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 Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] 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 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 Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/ kg Confectionery Confectionery with no added sugar 100 mg/ kg Breath freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 400 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 Chewing gum with no added sugar 400 mg/ kg Miscellaneous "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 50 mg/ kg Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar 50 mg/ kg Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 50 mg/ kg Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 30 mg/l Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] Cider and perry 20 mg/l Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol 10 mg/l "Bi&egravere de table/Tafelbier/ Table beer"(original wort content less than 6%) except for "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 Energy-reduced beer 10 mg/ kg Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 30 mg/ kg 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 Feinkostsalat 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 Energy-reduced soups 50 mg/l Mustard 50 mg/ kg Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses 150 mg/ kg Complete formulae for weight control 100 mg/ Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal kg Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 100 mg/ kg Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 50 mg/ kg Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 100 mg/ kg Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 400 mg/ kg" EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain, come into force on 14th April 1997. The Regulations amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 ("the principal Regulations") in implementation of Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L48, 19.2.97, p. 16) amending Directive 94/35/EC (OJ No. L237, 10.9.94, p. 3) on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs. The Regulations (a) amend regulation 2 of the principal Regulations to include in the definition of "Directive 94/35/EC" a reference to Directive 96/83/EC and to add a definition of "relevant compound foods"(regulation 2(a)); (b) insert regulation 5A (compound foods) in the principal Regulations and make other amendments to those Regulations in consequence thereof (regulation 2(b)(i), (c) and (d)); (c) amend regulation 3 of the principal Regulations to provide that paragraph (4) applies to food for infants and young children not in good health (regulation 2(b)(ii)); (d) amend regulation 11 of the principal Regulations to provide, for a transitional period, a defence in relation to acts which would have been in compliance with the principal Regulations before amendment by these Regulations and to exempt, in accordance with specified conditions, sweeteners and food from other member States (regulation 2(e)); and (e) incorporate into Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations the permitted sweeteners, foods listed in relation thereto and maximum usable dose for each Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 814 file:///D/HTML/uk8038.htm[16.01.2025 11:24:05] such sweetener contained in the Annex to Directive 96/83/EC (regulation 2(f)). Notes: [1] 1990 c.16; the Ministers is defined in section 4(1) of the Act. [2] S.I. 1995/3123; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1477. [3] OJ No. L48, 19.2.97, p. 16. [4] The maximum usable doses for cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts are expressed in terms of the free acid. [5] The maximum usable doses for saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts are expressed in terms of the free imide. ISBN 0 11 064325 9