Voluntary labelling of foodstuffs containing steviol glycosides
Non-harmonizedDecree lays down the requirements for the voluntary labelling of foodstuffs containing the food additive E 960 - steviol glycosides and their use for advertising and marketing purposes and their promotion; this is without prejudice to the provisions of special regulations.
STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES - a substance containing no less than 95% by weight of stevioside, rebaudiosides A, B, C, D, E or F, steviolbioside, rubusoside and dulcoside in dry matter. If steviol glycosides have been used for the production of a foodstuff, the words referred to in special regulations shall be indicated on the labelling, and, for the purposes of informing the consumer, the words below may be used in the labelling of this foodstuff a)“with steviol glycosides”, if the steviol glycosides contain no less than 95% by weight of stevioside, rebaudiosides A, B, C, D, E or F, steviolbioside, rubusoside and dulcoside in the dry matter of the steviol glycosides, b) “with rebaudioside A”, if the steviol glycosides contain no less than 95% by weight of rebaudioside in the dry matter of the steviol glycosides, c) “with stevioside”, if the steviol glycosides contain no less than 95% by weight of stevioside in the dry matter of the steviol glycosides, d) “with steviol glycosides obtained from stevia”, where the words “from stevia” may be replaced with the words “from stevia extract” or “extract from the leaves of stevia”, e) “with steviol glycosides of plant origin” or “with steviol glycosides from a plant source”, f) “with steviol glycosides naturally occurring in the leaves of stevia.