Food (Amendment) Regulations 2000

WARTA KERAJAAN 10 August, 2000 P.U(A) 291 FOOD ACT 1983 FOOD (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2000 IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Food Act ( Act 281 ), the Minister makes the following regulations : Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2000. Amendment of Regulation 134 2. Food Regulations 1985[ P.U. (A) 437/85 ] , which in these Regulations are referred to as the "principal regulations, are amended in regulation 134 (a) in subregulation (1) for the words "and sorbitol and no others" the words ", isomalt, maltitol syrup, mannitol, sorbitol, sucralose and xylitol " ; (b) by deleting subregulation (2) ; (c) by substituting for subregulation (3) the following subregulation : "(3) Aspartame that complies with the standard set out in Table 1 of the Twentieth Schedule A may be added to food. The maximum permitted proportion of aspartame in food shall be governed by Good Manufacturing Practice" ; and (d) by inserting after subregulation (4) the following subregulations : "(5) There shall be written in the label on a package containing food to which the above sweetening substances have been added, the words "Excessive use can have laxative effect." "(6) Not withstanding subregulation (5), food containing aspartame and sucralose are exempted from this labelling requirement. Amendment of Regulation 164 3. Subregulation 164(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the words "caramel as a" the words "permitted". Made 16 June 2000. [ KKM-163(2/1)SK III; PN.(PU2) 418/VI ]