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SCHEDULE 1Regulated products

PART 9“X” curd

45.  “X” curd is an emulsion of—

(a)edible fat or oil (or both);

(b)sugar;

(c)whole egg or egg yolk (or both); and

(d)fruit, fruit pulp, fruit purée, fruit juice, aqueous extract of fruit or essential oils of fruit or any combination of them.

46.  Notwithstanding paragraph 45(b), a permitted sweetener may be used in “X” curd either wholly or partially as a replacement for sugar.

47.  Apart from the ingredients specified in paragraph 45(d) no other flavouring material may be used in “X” curd to impart the taste or odour (or both the taste and odour) of a fruit.

48.  As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraphs 45 and 46, the product may, subject to paragraph 47, contain any other edible ingredients.

49.  The quantity of fat or oil (or both) used for every 1,000 grams of the finished product must not be less than 40 grams.

50.  Not less than 6.5 grams of egg yolk solids (whether derived from a whole egg ingredient, an egg yolk or both) must be used for every 1,000 grams of the finished product.

51.  The quantity of fruit, fruit pulp, fruit purée, fruit juice, aqueous extract of fruit and essential oil of fruit used must be sufficient to characterise the finished product.

52.  The product must have a soluble dry matter content of 65% or more as determined by refractometer at 20°C except for—

(a)a product in respect of which sugar has been wholly or partially replaced by a permitted sweetener; and

(b)a product in respect of which a reduced sugar claim is made in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.

53.  This Part is to be read as if for “X” there were substituted—

(a)the name of a particular kind or kinds of fruit in the case of a product in which the ingredients used in its preparation in accordance with paragraph 45(d) only come from that kind or kinds of fruit;

(b)the words “mixed fruit” in the case of a product in which the ingredients used in its preparation in accordance with paragraph 45(d) come from more than one kind of fruit; or

(c)the word “fruit” preceded by a number in the case of a product where the ingredients used in its preparation in accordance with paragraph 45(d) come from that number of kinds of fruit.