Europe

European Union:  Authorization for the use of maltitol is harmonized in the 25 member states of the European Union:

Austria Cyprus Denmark Finland Germany Netherlands Ireland Latvia Luxembourg Poland Slovak Republic Spain United Kingdom

Belgium Czech Republic Estonia France Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Portugal Slovenia Sweden

As a sweetener - Directive 94/35/EC (OJ No L237, 10.9.94)

As an addditive with a technological function other than sweetening - Directive 95/2/EC (OJ No L61, 18.3.95) Maltitol should be listed in the ingredient list with its technological function as "maltitol" or by its European Code number E965. In the European Union, the energy value for maltitol has been agreed as 2.4 kcal/g - Directive 90/496/EEC (OJ No L276, 6.10.90).

Other European countries:

Authorized in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland.

Central and Eastern Europe:

Authorized in:

Bulgaria Romania Turkey

Croatia Russia Ukraine

North America

USA: The submission of GRAS petition file (GRAS 6G0319) was accepted by the FDA in 1986 (Fed. Reg. 23/12/86). In 1999, the FDA published a "non-objection" letter to the use of a caloric value of 2.1 kcal/g.

 Canada: Authorized in Canada.

Mercosur

Authorized in:

Argentina Paraguay

Brazil Uruguay

Standard MERCOSUR/GM/Res n° 101/94 re. FOOD ADDITIVES

Other countries

Maltitol is authorized in:

Algeria China India Israel Korea Morocco Philippines South Africa Thailand Venezuela

Australia/New Zealand Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Malaysia Nigeria Singapore Taiwan Tunisia

Petition files are under way in other countries.

For further information on the latest regulatory position in various countries (authorization, conditions of use, labeling, energy value or nutritional claims), please contact us.

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