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Chapter
10
eU, U.S., and third World Country
regulations and Japanese Legislation
Theodoros Varzakas
CONteNtS
10.1
Introduction.........................................................................................................................300
10.2
Legislation...........................................................................................................................300
10.2.1 EuropeanParliamentandCouncilDirective94/35/ECof30June1994on
SweetenersIntendedforUseinFoodstuffs............................................................. 302
10.2.2 Regulation(EC)No1333/2008oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil
of16December2008onFoodAdditives................................................................ 303
10.2.3 SpeciicPurityCriteria............................................................................................304
10.2.4 Labeling...................................................................................................................304
10.2.4.1 Directive96/21/EC[OJL88of05April1996]........................................304
10.2.4.2 Directive2008/5/EC[OJL27of31January2008]..................................304
10.2.5 NutritionandHealthClaimsRegulation.................................................................. 305
10.2.5.1 ComparativeClaims.................................................................................. 305
10.2.5.2 Reduced[NameofNutrient]...................................................................... 305
10.2.5.3 Energy-Reduced......................................................................................... 305
10.2.5.4 Light/Lite................................................................................................... 305
10.3
SteviolGlycosideSweeteners.............................................................................................. 306
10.3.1 Toxicology............................................................................................................... 306
10.4
SugarAlcohols.................................................................................................................... 306
10.5
Saccharin............................................................................................................................. 307
10.6
EuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority........................................................................................ 307
10.7
Aspartame........................................................................................................................... 309
10.8
NeotameandStevia............................................................................................................ 312
10.9
Cyclamate............................................................................................................................ 315
10.10 SucraloseandAcesulfameK.............................................................................................. 316
10.11 GlycyrrhizinandGlycyrrhizinicAcid................................................................................ 317
10.12 LegislationinJapan............................................................................................................. 318
10.13 LegislationinIndia............................................................................................................. 322
10.14 TheUnitedStates................................................................................................................ 324
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