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Table IX – <strong>Food</strong> <strong>additives</strong> that may be used as Sweeteners – Item A.1 (25 May 1993): Aspartame<br />

Permitted in or on Maximum level of use<br />

(1) Table-top sweeteners Good Manufacturing Practice<br />

(2) Breakfast cereals 0.5%<br />

(3) Beverages; beverage concentrates, beverage mixes; (except for any of these 0.1% in beverages as consumed<br />

products for which standards are set out in these Regulations)<br />

(4) Desserts; dessert mixes; toppings; topping mixes; fillings; filling mixes; 0.3% in products as consumed<br />

(except for any of these products for which standards are set out in these<br />

Regulations)<br />

(5) Chewing gum; breath freshener product 1.0%<br />

(6) Fruit spreads; purées and sauces; table syrups; (except for any of these 0.2%<br />

products for which standards are set out in these Regulations)<br />

(7) Salad dressings; peanut and other nut spreads; (except for any of these 0.05%<br />

products for which standards are set out in these Regulations)<br />

(8) Condiments (except for any of these products for which standards are set 0.2%<br />

out in these Regulations)<br />

(9) Confectionery glazes for snack foods; sweetened seasonings or coating 0.1%<br />

mixes for snack foods<br />

(10) Confections and their coatings (except for any of these products for which 0.3%<br />

standards are set out in these Regulations)<br />

Table IX – <strong>Food</strong> <strong>additives</strong> that may be used as Sweeteners – Item A.2 (25 May 1993): Aspartame, encapsulated to prevent degradation during baking<br />

Permitted in or on Maximum level of use<br />

Bakery products and baking mixes (except for any of these products for which 0.4% in product as consumed<br />

these standards are set out in these Regulations)<br />

Canada first country to allow use in soft drinks in 1981<br />

acceptable for use in table-top sweeteners, ready-to-eat cereals, beverages, beverage concentrates and mixes, desserts, toppings, fillings and their mixes,<br />

chewing gum and breath fresheners.<br />

Canadian ADI 40 mg/kg body weight which is greater than the 8.3 mg/kg that would be consumed on average if it replaced all sucrose in the diet or the<br />

25 mg/kg if it replaced all carbohydrate in the diet<br />

Aspartame 921

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