# Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance), Article 23: Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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 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 under 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. ...
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1333/article-23
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