Sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (amend. Directive 94/35/EEC)

OBJECTIVE: to amend Directive 94/35/EC in order to take account of technical developments, with a view to allowing the use of sweeteners which are already authorized in certain new categories of foodstuffs, whose use has previously not been permitted. SUBSTANCE: - the conditions for the use of sweeteners, which are laid down in Directive 94/35/EC, are not amended; - no new sweetener is added to the list; - addition of certain technical articles (definition of "quantum satis", introduction of the "carry over" clause) in order to harmonize the legal wording of Directive 94/35/EC with that of other directives on additives; - reformulation of those categories of foodstuffs in which the use of sweeteners is authorized, and which have been the subject of controversy, in particular the category "vitamins and dietary preparations" which is amended to read "food supplements/diet integrators (such as vitamins and mineral elements), whether syrup-type or chewable". �