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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 23U.K.Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer
1.Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 89/396/EEC of 14 June 1989 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs(1) and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, food additives sold singly or mixed with each other and/or other food ingredients intended for sale to the final consumer may be marketed only if their packaging contains the following information:
(a)the name and E-number laid down [F1under] this Regulation in respect of each food additive or a sales description which includes the name and E-number of each food additive;
(b)the statement ‘for food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use.
2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), the sales description of a table-top sweetener shall include the term ‘… -based table-top sweetener’, using the name(s) of the sweetener(s) used in its composition.
3.The labelling of a table-top sweetener containing polyols and/or aspartame and/or aspartame-acesulfame salt shall bear the following warnings:
(a)polyols: ‘excessive consumption may induce laxative effects’;
(b)aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt: ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’.
4.Manufacturers of table-top sweeteners shall make available by appropriate means the necessary information to allow their safe use by consumers. F2...
5.For the information provided for in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article, Article 13(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply accordingly.
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F1Word in Art. 23(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 8(22) (with reg. 23)
F2Words in Art. 23(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 101; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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