2002 No. 61

FOOD

The Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002
Made
14th February 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
15th February 2002
Coming into force
15th March 2002
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 15th March 2002.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995
2
The Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.
3
In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)–
a
in the definition of “Directive 95/31/EC ” for “and by Directive 2000/51 in so far as it relates to maltitol syrup” there shall be substituted “, Directive 2000/51 and Directive 2001/52/EC;” ; and
b
for the definition of “permitted sweetener” there shall be substituted the following definition–
- “permitted sweetener” means any sweetener specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener set out–
  1. in the case of any sweetener other than sucralose, in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC;
  2. in the case of sucralose, at pages 119 to 124 of the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Compendium of Food Additives Specifications Addendum 2 (1993) FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 52 Addendum 2;
4
In Schedule 1 (permitted sweeteners and the foods in or on which they may be used) there shall be inserted at the end, in columns 2 to 4, the provisions specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
MARY MULLIGAN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th February 2002
SCHEDULE

PROVISIONS ADDED TO COLUMNS 2 TO 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
Regulation 4
Sucralose | Non-alcoholic drinks |
| Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/1
| Milk - and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/1
| Desserts and similar products |
| Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg
| Milk-and-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 non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine | 250 mg/1
| 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 Na OH. | 250 mg/l
| Brown beers of the “oud bruin” type | 250 mg/1
| 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/kg
| Solid food supplements/dietary integrators | 800 mg/kg
| Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type chewable | 2400 mg/kg
(This note is not part of the regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, further amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995.
The Regulations:–
a
bring up to date the definition of “Directive 95/31/EC” (which relates to specific purity criteria) so as to cover its amendment by Directive 2001/52/EC (O.J. No. L 190, 12.7.2001, p.18) to substitute new purity criteria for two permitted sweeteners, mannitol (E421) and acesulfame K (E950) (regulation 3(a)); and
b
grant provisional authorisation for the marketing and use as a sweetener of sucralose, as permitted by Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L 40, 11.2.1989, p.27) (regulations 3(b) and 4). This authorisation will last for a maximum of two years, in which time EC-wide approval for sucralose must be sought.
Copies of the document referred to in regulation 3(b) may be obtained from:
The Stationery Office PO Box 29 St Crispin’s House Norwich NR3 1PD
Alternatively, copies may be obtained online from www.thestationeryoffice.com.
No regulatory impact assessment has been carried out in respect of these Regulations.
1990 c. 16; sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), section 17(1) was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act which extend to Scotland shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.
Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
S.I. 1995/3123, amended by S.I. 1996/1477, 1997/814, 1999/982 and S.S.I. 2001/212.
O.J. No. L 178, 28.7.95, p.1.
O.J. No. L 198, 4.8.00, p.41.
O.J. No. L 190, 12.7.01, p.18.
Authorised until 14th March 2004 in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC (O.J. No. L 40, 11.2.89, p.27) pending consideration for inclusion in Directive 94/35/EC (O.J. No. L 237, 10.9.94, p.3).