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Sugars for Human Consumption Order, 1999 (L.N. No. 77 of 1999).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement B to the Official Gazette of 1999, pp. B 560-565.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Sugar Standards Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
These Regulations will come into force on 1 July 1999.
Abstract

No person shall sell or offer for sale any product that is covered by this mandatory Order unless the product complies with its provisions. Article 2 gives definitions of various kinds of sugar and sugar solutions. Products may not be submitted to a blueing process, but products intended for manufacturing may contain colorants in accordance with applicable Regulations. Furthermore article 3 places limits on the content of sulphur dioxide in glucose syrup. Article 4 prescribes standard weights. Article 5 contains rules relative to labelling. Finally, article 6 prescribes methods as defined by Directive 79/796/EC as the methods of analysis applicable to all products covered by this Order. The Schedule concerns the method of determining colour type, ash content and the colour in solution of sugar.

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