# The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995


In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “Directive 95/31/EC” there shall be added at the end the expression “and by 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—
(a) in the case of any sweetener other than sucralose, in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC; and
(b) 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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/379/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-england-regulations-2002/regulation-3
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