Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 996
(c) may have added to it the following liquids only
(i) water;
(ii) any of, or any combination of, the following: benzyl alcohol; 1,3-butylene glycol, ethyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, glycerol, glyceryl diacetate,
glyceryl triacetate, glyceryl tributyrate, isopropyl alcohol, monoglycerides and diglycerides; 1,2-propylene glycol or triethylcitrate;
(iii) edible vegetable oil; and
(iv) brominated vegetable oil, sucrose acetate isobutyrate or mixtures thereof, when such flavour is used in citrus-flavoured or spruce-flavoured
beverages
B.10.003 – (naming the flavour) Extract or (naming the flavour) Essence shall be a solution in ethyl alcohol, glycerol, propylene glycol or any combination
of these, of sapid or odorous principles, or both, derived from the plant after which the flavouring extract or essence is named, and may contain water, a
sweetening agent, food colour and a Class II preservative or Class IV preservative.
Chagnes to page 67–29 of Canada FDR as of 1996
–sweetener and flavour enhancer for chewing gum and breath freshener products – 500 ppm
– bitterness masking agent in salt substitutes – 400 ppm
–flavour enhancer in (naming the flavour) flavour (division 10) and unstandardized flavouring preparations – 100 ppm
AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:
Permitted as a natural food in Japan since June 1979
Appproved for use as a sweetener and flavour enhancer in Australia
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks
–Australia Permitted
– Japan Permitted
–New Zealand Permitted
OTHER COUNTRIES:
The only natural high-intensity sweetener so products containing thaumatin do not require to be labelled “artificially sweetened”.
Approved for use as a sweetener and flavour enhancer in Mexico.
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft-drinks. May be permitted as a sweetener or flavour enhancer
–Argentina Not permitted
– Brazil Not permitted
– Israel Not permitted
–Kenya Not permitted
– Saudi Arabia Not permitted
– South Africa Permitted