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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1131/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/1131",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1131/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to steviol glycosides (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1131",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Part B2 the following entry for E 960 is inserted after the entry for E 959:\n‘\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n’\n(2) in Part E the following entries for E 960 are inserted in numerical order in the food categories referred to:\nPART E:\nAUTHORISED FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONDITIONS OF USE IN FOOD CATEGORIES\nCategory number\nE-number\nName\nMaximum level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)\nFootnotes\nrestrictions/exception\n01.4\nFlavoured fermented milk products including heat treated products\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n100\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced products or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n03.\nEdible ices\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n04.2.2\nFruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil, or brine\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n100\n(60)\nonly sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n04.2.4.1\nFruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n04.2.5.1\nExtra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced jams jellies and marmalades\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n04.2.5.2\nJam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n04.2.5.3\nOther similar fruit or vegetable spreads\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n05.1\nCocoa and Chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n270\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced or with no added sugars\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n05.2\nOther confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n270\n(60)\nonly cocoa or dried fruit based, energy reduced or with no added sugar\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n330\n(60)\nonly cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n350\n(60)\nonly confectionary with no added sugar\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n2 000\n(60)\nonly breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n670\n(60)\nonly strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n05.3\nChewing gum\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n3 300\n(60)\nonly with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n05.4\nDecorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.4\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n330\n(60)\nonly confectionary with no added sugar\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n270\n(60)\nonly cocoa or dried fruit based, energy reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n06.3\nBreakfast cereals\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n330\n(60)\nonly breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15 %, and containing at least 20 % bran, energy reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n07.2\nFine bakery wares\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n330\n(60)\nonly essoblaten - wafer paper\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n09.2.\nProcessed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\nonly sweet-sour preserves and semi preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n11.4.1\nTable Top Sweeteners in liquid form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\nQS\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n11.4.2\nTable Top Sweeteners in powder form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\nQS\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n11.4.3\nTable Top Sweeteners in tablets\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\nQS\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n12.5\nSoups and broths\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n40\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced soups\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n12.6\nSauces\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n120\n(60)\nexcept soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n175\n(60)\nonly soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n13.2\nDietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5)\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n330\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n13.3\nDietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet)\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n270\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n14.1.3\nFruit nectars as defined by Council Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n100\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n14.1.4\nFlavoured drinks\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n80\n(60)\nonly energy reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n14.2.1\nBeer and malt beverages\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n70\n(60)\nonly alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol.; ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6 %) except for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’; beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH; Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n14.2.8\nOther alcoholic drinks including spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol and mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n150\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n15.1\nPotato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n20\n(60)\n(60): expressed as stevioles equivalents\n15.2\nProcessed nuts\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n20\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n16.\nDesserts excluding products covered in category 1, 3 and 4\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n100\n(60)\nonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n17.1\nFood supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n670\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n17.2\nFood supplements supplied in a liquid form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n200\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents\n17.3\nFood supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form\nE 960\nSteviol glycosides\n1 800\n(60)\n(60): expressed as steviol equivalents",
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