LegalizeSweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
Made: 12th February 2002
Coming into operation: 8th March 2002
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Citation, commencement and interpretation
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Amendment to the principal Regulations
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SCHEDULE — Provisions added to columns 2 to 4 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
| Sucralose[^f00006] | Non-alcoholic drinks | |
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| Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/l | |
| Milk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/l | |
| Desserts and similar products | ||
| Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Milk- and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Cereal-based desserts, energy reduced or with no added sugar | 400 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 | 400 mg/kg | |
| Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Confectionery | ||
| Confectionery with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | |
| Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar | 2400 mg/kg | |
| Tablet-form confectionery, energy-reduced | 200 mg/kg | |
| Cocoa- or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 800 mg/kg | |
| Starch-based confectionery, energy- reduced or with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | |
| Chewing gum with no added sugar | 3000 mg/kg | |
| Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| ‘Snacks’: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts | 400 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 | 400 mg/kg | |
| Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine | 250 mg/l | |
| Cider and perry | 250 mg/l | |
| Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol | 250 mg/l | |
| ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6%) except for “Obergäriges Einfachbier” | 250 mg/l | |
| Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH | 250 mg/l | |
| Brown beers of the “oud bruin” type | 250 mg/l | |
| Energy-reduced beer | 10 mg/l | |
| Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume | 250 mg/l | |
| Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 320 mg/kg | |
| Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | |
| Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades | 400 mg/kg | |
| Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations | 400 mg/kg | |
| Feinkostsalat | 140 mg/kg | |
| Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables | 180 mg/kg | |
| Sweet-sour preserves and semi- preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 120 mg/kg | |
| Sauces | 450 mg/kg | |
| Energy-reduced soups | 45 mg/l | |
| Mustard | 140 mg/kg | |
| Fine bakery products: energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 700 mg/kg | |
| Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal | 320 mg/kg | |
| Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision | 400 mg/kg | |
| Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators | 240 mg/l | |
| Solid food supplements/dietary integrators | 800 mg/kg | |
| Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable | 2400 mg/kg |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th February 2002.
Denis McMahon — A Senior Officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3
[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28
[^f00003]: S.R. 1996 No. 48; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 257 and S.R. 1999 No. 216
[^f00004]: O.J. No. L198, 4.8.2000, p. 41
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L190, 12.7.2001, p. 18
[^f00006]: Authorised until 8th March 2004 in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC (O.J. No. L40 11.2.89, p. 27) pending consideration for inclusion in Directive 94/35/EC (O.J. No. L237, 10.9.94, p. 3)
Editorial notes
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