# The Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) 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” 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–
(a) in the case of any sweetener other than sucralose, in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC;
(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/ssi/2002/61/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-3
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