{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-163/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-163/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2009/163",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2009/163/EU of 22 December 2009 amending Directive 94/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs with regard to neotame (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-163",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the Annex to Directive 94/35/EC the following entry E 961 is inserted after the entry E 959:\nEC No\nName\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum usable dose\n‘E 961\nNeotame\nNon-alcoholic drinks\nWater-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n20 mg/l\nMilk- and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n20 mg/l\nDesserts and similar products\nWater-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nMilk- and milk derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nFruit- and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nEgg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nCereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nFat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nSnacks: certain flavours of ready-to-eat, pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts\n18 mg/kg\nConfectionery\nConfectionery with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nCocoa or dried fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n65 mg/kg\nStarch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n65 mg/kg\nCornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no added sugar\n60 mg/kg\nEssoblaten\n60 mg/kg\nCocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nBreakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15 %, and containing at least 20 % bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nBreath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar\n200 mg/kg\nStrongly flavoured throat pastilles with no added sugar\n65 mg/kg\nChewing gum with no added sugar\n250 mg/kg\nEnergy-reduced tablet form confectionery\n15 mg/kg\nCider and perry\n20 mg/l\nDrinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine\n20 mg/l\nSpirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume\n20 mg/l\nAlcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol.\n20 mg/l\nBière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer (original wort content less than 6 %) except for “Obergäriges Einfachbier”\n20 mg/l\nBeers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH\n20 mg/l\nBrown beers of the “oud bruin” type\n20 mg/l\nEnergy-reduced beer\n1 mg/l\nEdible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n26 mg/kg\nCanned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n32 mg/kg\nEnergy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades\n32 mg/kg\nEnergy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations\n32 mg/kg\nSweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables\n10 mg/kg\nFeinkostsalat\n12 mg/kg\nSweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs\n10 mg/kg\nEnergy-reduced soups\n5 mg/l\nSauces\n12 mg/kg\nMustard\n12 mg/kg\nFine bakery products for special nutritional uses\n55 mg/kg\nFoods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC\n26 mg/kg\nDietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC\n32 mg/kg\nFood supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form\n20 mg/kg\nFood supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form\n60 mg/kg\nFood supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form\n185 mg/kg\nTable top sweeteners\nquantum satis’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/163/annex",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}