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Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 61 of 2002).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food additives
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
These Regulations come into force on 15 March 2002.
Abstract

The Regulations: (a) bring up to date the definition of "Directive 95/31/EC" (which relates to specific purity criteria) so as to cover its amendment by Directive 2001/52/EC to substitute new purity criteria for two permitted sweeteners, mannitol (E421) and acesulfame K (E950) (reg. 3(a)); and (b) grant provisional authorization for the marketing and use as a sweetener of sucralose, as permitted by Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (regs. 3(b) and 4). This authorization will last for a maximum of two years, in which time EC-wide approval for sucralose must be sought.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 3123 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX