Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 922
Item A.A3, Table III, pages 67–22 and 67–22a of Canada FDR-Update as of 1996
–sweetener and flavour enhancer in table-top sweeteners – Good Manufacturing Practice
– use as sweetener and favour enhancer in unstandardised food extended in 1995 to provide for use in beverages, beverage concentrates, beverage
mixtures, confectionery glazes for grain, nut and corn-based snack foods, sweetened seasonings, or coating mixes for snack foods at a level of 0.1%
– in desserts, dessert mixes, toppings, topping mixes, fillings, filling mixes, confections and their coatings, candies, frostings and icings at a level of 0.3%
AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks
– Australia: 1000 mg/l
– Japan: permitted
–New Zealand: permitted
OTHER COUNTRIES:
WHO – ADI 40 mg/kg
Now permitted for use in more than 50 countries
Permitted for use in soft drinks in 39 countries
Regulatory Status: ADI level as of 1990 for use in soft drinks
–Argentina: permitted
– Brazil: 750 mg/l
– Israel: 700 mg/l
–Kenya: permitted
–Mexico: permitted
– Saudi Arabia: not permitted
– South Africa: 1000 mg/l
REFERENCES: Smith, J. (1991) Food Additive User’s Handbook. Blackie Publishing, Glasgow.
Canadian Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (1994).
Mitchell, A. J. (1990) Formulation and Production of Carbonated Soft Drinks. Blackie Publishing,
Glasgow.
McCue, N. (1996) Showcase: Natural & High Intensity Sweeteners; Prepared Foods. March, p. 84.
New and Novel Foods; p. 484
Nutritional Recommendations; Health and Welfare Canada (1990), pp. 190–193.