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- NTM classification
- B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 10 September 2012
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Gazette No. 35672, 10 September 2012
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Regulations relating to the use of sweeteners in foodstuffs
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 2. For the purposes of section 2(1 )a)(iii) of the Act, to the extent that it is applied and applicable to foodstuffs, a sweetener shall at all times conform with the applicable Specifications of Identity and Purity recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission or, in the absence of such specifications, with appropriate specifications developed by reputable national or international bodies. In terms of safety, food grade quality is achieved by conformance of sweeteners to their specifications as a whole (not merely with individual criteria) and through their production, storage, transport, and handling in accordance with GMP.
- Reference of the measure
- Regulation 2
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2934.99 | -- Other | Yes | Acesulfame potassium | ||
| 2942.00 | Other organic compounds. | Yes | Alitame | ||
| 2924.29.90 | --- Other | Yes | Aspartame, Aspartame-acesufame salt | ||
| 2929.90.10 | -- Calcium cyclamate; sodium cyclamate | Yes | Calcium and sodium cyclamate | ||
| 2925.11 | -- Saccharin and its salts | Yes | Calcium and potassium saccharin | ||
| 2929.90.90 | -- Other | Yes | Cyclamic acid | ||
| 2905.49 | -- Other | Yes | Erythritol, Xylitol | ||
| 2934.99 | -- Other | Yes | Isomalt | ||
| 2940.00 | Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 29.37, 29.38 or 29.39. | Yes | Lactitol, maltitol, sucralose | ||
| 2905.43 | -- Mannitol | No | |||
| 2924.29.90 | --- Other | Yes | Neotame | ||
| 2905.44 | -- D-glucitol (sorbitol) | No | |||
| 2938.90 | - Other | Yes | Steviol glycosides | ||
| 3504.00 | Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether or not chromed. | Yes | Thaumatin |
- Description
- 1. Acesulfame potassium
2. Alitame
3. Aspartame
4. Aspartame-acesulfame salt
5. Calcium cyclamate
6. Calcium saccharin
7. Cyclamic acid
8. Erythritol
9. Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)
10. Lactitol
11. Maltitol
12. Maltitol syrup
13. Mannitol
14. Neotame
15. Polyglycitol syrup
16. Potassium saccharin
17. Saccharin
18. Sodium cyclamate
19. Sodium saccharin
20. Sorbitol
21. Sorbitol syrup
22. Steviol glycosides
23. Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
24. Thaumatin
25. Xylitol
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- All countries
