Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 984
LEGISLATION:
USA:
Not approved for use in US as of 1990
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks – Not permitted
UK and EUROPE:
SCF indicated in December 1987 that stevia was not toxicologically acceptable.
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks
– JECFA None specified – Ireland Not permitted
– Belgium Not permitted – Netherlands Not permitted
– Denmark Not permitted – Norway Not permitted
–Finland Not permitted – Spain Not permitted
–France Not permitted – Switzerland Not permitted
–East Germany Not permitted – Turkey Not permitted
–West Germany Not permitted – UK Not permitted
– Greece Not permitted – Yugoslavia Not permitted
CANADA:
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks – Not permitted
AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:
Natural product, so no clearance required in Japan
Permitted for use in Japan since 1970
Used in Japan in sugarless chewing gums, soft drinks, table-top sweeteners, juices and other products
In Japan, used as a flavour modifier and to suppress pungent flavours in pickles, dried seafoods, fish, meat, and bean pastes, and soy sauce.
Permitted for use in China and South Korea
Currently used in Japan by over 50 companies in soft drinks, instant juices, and fruit-flavoured drinks.
–Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks
–Australia Not permitted
– Japan Permitted
–New Zealand Not permitted