CELEX: 51992PC0255(02)
Language: en
Date: 1992-06-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE On sweeteners for use in foodstuffs

13 . 8 . 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No C 206 / 3
                                 Proposal for a Council Directive on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
                                                             ( 92 / C 206 / 02)
                                                     COM (92) 255 final — SYN 423
                                           (Submitted by the Commission on 18 June 1992)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                2.    This Directive shall apply to food additives , hereinafter
                                                                          referred to as 'sweeteners', which are used:
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 a                      — to impart sweet taste to foodstuffs,
 thereof,
                                                                          — as table-top sweeteners.
 Having regard- to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                          3.     For the purpose of this Directive, the terms 'with no
 In cooperation with the European Parliament,                             added sugar' and 'energy-reduced' in column III of the Annex
                                                                          shall be defined as follows:
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 Committee,                                                               — 'with no added sugar': without any added mono- or
                                                                              disaccharides or any other foodstuff used for its
 Having regard to Council Directive 89 / 107 / EEC of 21                      sweetening properties; in foods presented for diabetics,
 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the                        'with no added sugar' means: without added mono- and
 Member States concerning food additives authorized for use                   disaccharides except fructose,
 in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (*), and in
 particular Article 3 ( 2) thereof,                                       — 'energy-reduced': with an energy value reduced by at least
                                                                              30 % compared with the original foodstuff or a similar
 After consultation of the Scientific Committee for Food ,                    product.
 Whereas differences between national laws relating to                    4.     This Directive shall not apply to foodstuffs with
 sweeteners and their conditions of use hinder the free                   sweetening properties.
movement of foodstuffs: whereas this situation may create
 conditions of unfair competition ;
                                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas the prime consideration for any rules on sweeteners
 and their conditions of use should be the need to protect and
 inform the consumer;                                                     1.     Only sweeteners listed in the Annex may be placed on
                                                                          the market with a view to :
Whereas, having regard to the most recent scientific and                  — sale to the ultimate consumer,
 toxicological information , these substances are to be
permitted only for certain foodstuffs and under certain                   — or use in the manufacture of foodstuffs .
conditions of use;
                                                                          2.     Sweeteners referred to in the second indent of
Whereas this Directive does not affect rules relating to                  paragraph 1 may only be used in the manufacture of the
functions other than the sweetening properties of the                     foodstuffs listed in the Annex under the conditions specified
substances covered by this Directive;                                    therein .
Whereas the use of sweeteners to replace sugar is justified for
the production of energy-reduced food, non-cariogenic                     3 . Except where specially provided for, sweeteners may
foodstuffs or food without added sugars, for the extension of            not be used in foods for infants or young children , as
                                                                         specified in Directive 89 / 398 / EEC (2 ).
shelf-life through the replacement of sugar, and for the
production of dietetic products,
                                                                         4.      The maximum usable doses indicated in the Annex
                                                                          refer to ready to eat foodstuffs prepared according to the
                                                                         instructions for use .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                              Article 1                                                               Article 3
1.       This Directive is a specific Directive forming a part of         1.    This Directive shall apply without prejudice to specific
the comprehensive Directive within the meaning of Article 3              Directives permitting additives listed in the Annex to be used
of Directive 89 / 107 / EEC .                                            for purposes other than sweetening.
(») OJ No L 40 , 11 . 2. 1989 , p. 27 .                                  ( l) OJ No L 186 , 30. 6 . 1989, p. 27.
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2.     This Directive shall also apply without prejudice to           The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
Community provisions governing the composition and the                opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the
description of foodstuffs .                                           Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken
                                                                      into account .
                             Article 4
Where there are differences of opinion as to whether                                             Article 8
sweeteners can be used in a given foodstuff under the terms of
this Directive, it may be decided by the procedure laid down          1.     Within three years of notification of this Directive ,
in Article 7 whether that foodstuff is to be considered as            pursuant to point 4 of Annex II (General criteria for the use
belonging to one of the categories listed in column III of the        of food additives) to Directive 89 / 107 / EEC , Member States
Annex .                                                               shall establish a system of consumer surveys to monitor
                                                                      sweetener consumption .
                             Article 5
                                                                      The details of this monitoring system shall be coordinated in
1 . In application of Article 8 (a ) of Directive                     accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 .
89 / 107 / EEC , the sales description of a table-top sweetener
must include the term '. . . -based table-top sweetener', using       2.     Within five years of adoption of this Directive, the
the name(s) of the sweetening substance(s) used in its / their        Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
manufacture .                                                         the Council a report , based on information obtained through
                                                                      the monitoring system referred to in paragraph 1 , on changes
2.     The labelling of a table-top sweetener containing              in the sweeteners market , levels of use , and whether there is a
polyols and/or aspartame must bear the following                      further need to restrict conditions of use, including by means
warnings :                                                            of appropriate warnings to consumers , to ensure that use
                                                                      does not exceed the acceptable daily intake. If necessary, the
— polyols: 'excessive consumption may induce laxative
    effects',
                                                                      report shall be accompanied by proposals for amendment to
                                                                      this Directive .
— aspartame: 'contains a source of phenylalanine'.
                             Article 6
                                                                                                 Article 9
Provisions concerning:                                                1.     Member States shall bring into force the laws ,
                                                                      regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
— the details which must appear on the labelling of                   comply with this Directive before 15 June 1993 in order
     foodstuffs containing sweeteners in order to make their          to :
    presence clear,
— warnings concerning the presence of certain sweeteners in           — allow, by 15 June 1993 at the latest, trade in and use of
     foodstuffs,                                                           products conforming to this Directive ,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down           — prohibit, by 1 5 June 1 994 at the latest, trade in and use of
in Article 7 before expiry of the time limit laid down in the              products not conforming to this Directive; products put
first indent of Article 9(1 ).                                             on the market or labelled before that date which do not
                                                                           comply with this Directive may , however, be marketed
                                                                           until stocks are exhausted .
                             Article 7
                                                                      They shall inform the Commission thereof.
The Commission is assisted by the Standing Committee
for Foodstuffs as created by Council Decision
69 / 414 / EEC ( 1 ).                                                 2.     When Member States adopt these measures , they shall
                                                                      contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the              by such reference on the occasion of their official publication .
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken . The                   The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a            the Member States .
time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the
urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
                                                                                                 Article 10
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes ; in addition ,
each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its
position recorded in the minutes.                                     This Directive is adressed to the Member States .
(») OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1969 , p. 10 .
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                                                       ANNEX
                                                                                                                 Maximum
   EEC No                Name                                       Foodstuffs
                                                                                                                 usable dose
E 420       Sorbitol                Desserts and similar products
              ( i) Sorbitol
                                    — water-based flavoured desserts , energy-reduced or with no. added
            ( ii ) Sorbitolsyrup
                                         sugar
E 421       Mannitol
                                    — milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations , energy-reduced or with
E 953       Isomalt                     no added sugar
E 965       Maltitol
                                    — fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added
              (i ) Maltitol
                                         sugar ·
            (ii ) Maltitolsyrup
E 966       Lactitol
                                    — egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
E 967       Xylitol                 — cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — breakfast cereals or cereal-based products, energy-reduced or with no
                                        added sugar
                                    — fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — jams, jellies, marmalades and crystallized 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                                                                 ► Quantum satis
                                    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
                                    — cocoa-based products, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit-pr fat-based sandwich spreads, energy­
                                        reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — chewing gum with no added sugar
                                    —   sauces
                                    — mustard
                                    — fine bakery products , energy-reduced or with no added sugar
                                    — products intended for particular nutritional uses
                                    — solid food supplements / dietary integrators
E 950       Acesulfame K       t­   Non-alcoholic drinks
                                    — water-based flavoured drinks , energy-reduced or with no ädded
                                        sugar                                                                    350 mg / 1
                                    — milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy­
                                        reduced or with no added sugar                                           350 mg/ 1
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                                                                                                              Maximum
  EEC No              Name                                       Foodstuffs
                                                                                                              usable dose
E 950        (cont'd)        Desserts and similar products
                             —
                                 water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added
                                 sugar                                                                        350 mg/ kg
                             —
                                 milk- and milk-derivative-based prepartions, energy-reduced or with no
                                 added sugar                                                                  350 mg / 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
                                 fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                    350 mg/ kg
                             —
                                 'snacks': certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch
                                 products and coated nuts                                                     350 mg / kg
                             Confectionery
                             —
                                 confectionery with no added sugar                                            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          1 000 mg / kg
                                 cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy­
                                 reduced or with no added sugar                                             1 000 mg/ kg
                             —
                                 chewing gum with no added sugar                                            2 000 mg/ kg
                                 cider and perry                                                              350 mg / 1
                             —
                                 alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding
                                 1,2% vol.                                                                    350 mg / 1
                                 'biere de table/Tafelbier/table beer'
                                 (original wort content not more than 6% ), except for Obergäriges
                                 Einfachbier'                                                                 350 mg / 1
                                 beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as
                                 NaOH                                                                         350 mg / 1
                                 brown beers of the oud bruin type                                            350 mg/ 1
                             —
                                 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                               1 000 mg / kg
                             —
                                 energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations                              350 mg / kg
                                 sweet-sour preserves of fruit an 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
                             —   mustard                                                                      350 mg/ kg
                                 fine bakery products for special nutritional uses                          1 000 mg / kg
                             —
                                 complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total dally
                                 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 / 1
                             —
                                 solid food supplements / dietary integrators                                 500 mg/ kg
                             —
                                 vitamin and dietary preparations                                           2 000 mg/ 1
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                                                                                                                Maximum
  EEC No                Name                                     Foodstuffs
                                                                                                               usable dose
E 951         Aspartame        Non-alcoholic drinks
                               — water-based flavoured drinks energy-reduced or with no added sugar             600 mg / 1
                               — milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy­
                                    reduced or with no added sugar                                              600 mg/ 1
                               Desserts and similar products
                               — water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added
                                    sugar                                                                    1 000 mg/ kg
                               — milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with
                                    no added sugar                                                           1 000 mg/ kg
                               — fruit- and vegetable-based desserts , energy-reduced or with no added
                                    sugar                                                             #      1 000 mg / kg
                               — egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                   1 000 mg/ kg
                               — cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                1 000 mg/ kg
                               — fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                   1 000 mg/ kg
                               — 'snacks': certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch
                                    products and coated nuts                                                   500 mg/ kg
                               Confectionery
                               — confectionery with no added sugar                                          1 000 mg/ kg
                               — cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery energy-reduced or with no
            \                       added sugar                                                             2 000 mg/ kg
                               — starch-based confectionery energy-reduced or with no added sugar           2 000 mg / kg
            l                  — cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy­
                                   reduced or with no added sugar                                           1 000 mg/ kg
                               — chewing gum with no added sugar                                            5 500 mg/ kg
                               — cider and perry                                                               600 mg / 1
                               — alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding
                                   1,2% vol.                                                                   600 mg / 1
                               — 'bière de table/Tafelbier/ table beer'
                                   (original wort content not more than 6% ), exept for Obergäriges
                                   Einfachbier'                                                                600 mg/ 1
                               — beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as
                                   Na OH                                                                       600 mg/ 1
                               — brown beers of the oud bruin type                                             600 mg/ 1
                               — edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                            800 mg/ kg
                               — canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar             1 000 mg/ kg
                               — energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades                                1 000 mg/ kg
                               — energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations                            1 000 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
                               — mustard                                                                       350 mg/ kg
                               — fine bakery products for special nutritional uses                          1 700 mg/ kg
                               — complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily
                                   food intake or an individual meal                                           800 mg/ kg
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                                                                                                               Maximum
  EEC No               Name                                           Foodstuffs                               usable dose
E 951        (cont'd)                    complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical 1 000 mg / kg
                                         supervision
                                         liquid food supplements / dietary integrators                         600 mg/ kg
                                         solid food supplements / dietary integrators                        2 000 mg / kg
                                         vitamin and dietary preparations                                    5 500 mg / kg
                                     Non-alcoholic drinks                                                        calculated as
E 952        Cyclamic acid and its
             Na and Casalts                                                                                        free acid
                                     — water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added
                                         sugar                                                                   400 mg / 1
                                     — milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks , energy­
                                         reduced or with no added sugar                                        400 mg / 1
                                     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
                                     — 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
                                     — cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads , energy­
                                         reduced or with no added sugar                                          500 mg / kg
                                     — chewing gum with no added sugar                                       1 500. mg / kg
                                     — edibie icec, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                      250 mg/ kg
                                     — canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar        1 000 mg/ kg
                                     — energy-reduced jams, jellies, and marmalades                          1 000 mg/ kg
                                     — energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations                          250 mg / kg
                                     — fine bakery products for special nutritional uses                     1 600 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
                                     — liquit food supplements/ dietary integrators                             400 mg/ kg
                                     — solid food supplements / dietary integrators                             500 mg / kg
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                                                                                                                  Maximum
  EEC No                Name                                         Foodstuffs                                   usable dose
              Saccharine and its   Non-alcoholic drinks                                                              calculated
E 954
                                                                                                                   as free imide
              Na , K and Casalts   — water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added
                                       sugar
                                                                                                                    80 mg / 1
                                   — milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks , energy­
                                       reduced or with no added sugar                                               80 mg / 1
            l                      — 'gaseosa': non-alcoholic water-based drink with added carbon dioxide,
                                       sweeteners and flavourings                                                  100 mg/ 1
                                   Desserts and similar products
                                   — water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added
                                       sugar                                                                       100 mg / kg
                                   — milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations , energy-reduced or with
                                       no added sugar                                                              100 mg/ kg
            l                      — 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
                                   — fat-based desserts , energy-reduced or with no added sugar                    100 mg/ kg
                                   — 'snacks': certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch
                                       products and coated nuts                                                    100 mg/ kg
                                   Confectionery
                                   — confectionery with no added sugar                                            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             300 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
                                   — chewing gum with no added sugar                                            1 200 mg/ kg
                                   — cider and perry                                                                80 mg / 1
                                   — alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2%
                                       vol.                                                                         80 mg/ 1
                                   — 'bière de table/Tafelbier/ table beer'
                                       ( original wort content not more than 6% ), except for Obergäriges
                                       Einfachbier'                                                                 80 mg / 1
                                   — beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as
                                       Na OH                                                                        80 mg / 1
                                   — brown beers of the oud bruin type                                              80 mg / 1
                                   — 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 marpialades                                200 mg / kg
                                   — energy-reduced fruit and vegetables preparations                             200 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
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                                                                                                          Maximum
  EEC No              Name                                       Foodstuffs                               usable dose
E 954        (cont'd)            — sauces                                                                  160 mg/ kg
                                 — mustard                                                                320 mg/ kg
                                 — 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
                                 — vitamin and dietary preparations                                     1 200 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
                                 — vitamin and dietary preparations                                       400 mg / kg
E 959        Neohesperidine DC   Non-alcoholic drinks
                                 — water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added
                                     sugar                                                                  30 mg / 1
                                 — milk- and milk-derivative-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no
                                     added sugar                                                            50 mg/ 1
                                 — fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar          30 mg / 1
                                 Desserts and similar products
                                 — water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added
                                     sugar                                                                  50 mg / kg
                                 — 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
                                 — fat-based desserts , energy-reduced or with no added sugar               50 mg / kg
                                 Confectionery
                                 — confectionery with no added sugar                                      100 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
                                 — cocoa-, milk, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy­
                                     reduced or with no added sugar                                         50 mg/ kg
                                 — chewing gum with no added sugar                                        400 mg / kg
                                 — cider and perry                                                          20 mg / 1
                                 — alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2%
                                     vol.                                                                   10 mg/ 1
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                                                                                                         Maximum
  EEC No             Name                                     Foodstuffs
                                                                                                         usable dose
E 959       (cont'd)        —
                                 'bière de table/Tafelbier/table beer'
                                 (original wort content not more than 6% ), except for Όbergäriges
                                Einfachbier'                                                               10 mg/1
                            —
                                 beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as
                                Na OH                                                                      10 mg/ 1
                            —
                                 brown beers of the oud bruin type                                         10 mg/ 1
                            —
                                edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar                         50 mg/ kg
                            —
                                canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or wrath no added sugar            50 mg/ kg
                            —
                                energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmelades                               50 mg/ kg
                            —
                                sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables                             100 mg/ kg
                            —
                                energy-reduced fruit and vegetables preparations                          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
                            —
                                mustard                                                                   50 mg/ kg
                            —
                                fine bakery products for special nutritiona] uses                        150 mg/kg
                            —
                                complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total dally
                                food intake or an individual meal                                        100 mg/ kg
                            —
                                liquid food supplements/dietary integrators                               50 mg/1
                            —
                                solid food supplements/dietary integrators                               100 mg/kg