These Regulations implement EP and Council Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs and Commission Directive 95/31/EC concerning purity of sweeteners. The principal provisions of the Regulations: (a) prohibit the sale of sweeteners other than permitted sweeteners; (b) prohibit the use of sweeteners in or on any food, other than certain foods in which only specified sweeteners may be used; (c) prohibit the use of sweeteners in or on specified food for infants and young children; (d) prohibit the sale of food containing any added sweetener other than a permitted sweetener and the sale of table-top sweeteners other than permitted sweeteners which are correctly labelled. (11 regulations and two Schedules)
These Regulations implement EP and Council Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs and Commission Directive 95/31/EC concerning purity of sweeteners. The principal provisions of the Regulations: (a) prohibit the sale of sweeteners other than permitted sweeteners; (b) prohibit the use of sweeteners in or on any food, other than certain foods in which only specified sweeteners may be used; (c) prohibit the use of sweeteners in or on specified food for infants and young children; (d)
Title:
Sweeteners in Food (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996 (S.R. No. 48 of 1996).
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1996
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Repealed:
Yes
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Implements