No artificial sweetener shall be added to any article of food.
Provided that artificial sweetener may be used in following food articles in quantities not exceeding the limits shown against them and shall bear the label declaration as provided in clauses (1) and (2) of sub-rule (ZZZ) of rule 42.
(See table)
Provided that Saccharin Sodium or Aspertame (methyl ester) or Acesulfame Potassium may be sold individually as Table Top Sweetener and may contain the following carrier or filler articles with label declaration as provided in sub-clauses (1) and (2) of sub. rule (ZZZ) of rule 42, namely.
1. Dextrose, 2. Lactose, 3. Maltodextrin, 4. Mannitol , 5. Sucrose, 6. Isomalt, 7. Citric acid, 8. Calcium Silicate, 9. Carboxymethyl Cellulose, 10. Cream of Tartar, IP , 11. Cross Carmellose sodium , 12. Colloidal silicone dioxide, 13. Glycine, 14. L-leucine, 15. Magnesium stearate IP, 16. Purified Talc, 17. Poly vinyl pyrrolidone, 18. Providone, 19. Sodium hydrogen Carbonate, 20. Starch, 21. Tartaric acid.
(2) No mixture of artificial sweeteners shall be added to any article of food or in the manufacture of table top sweeteners.
Provided that wherein column 2 of the Table given under sub-rule ( I ), the use of Aspertame (Methy I Ester) and Acesulfame- K artificial sweeteners have been allowed in the alternative, these artificial sweeteners may be used in combination with one or more alternatives if the quantity of each artificial sweeteners so used does not exceed the maximum limits as specified for that artificial sweetener in column (4) of the said Table as may be worked out on the basis of the proportion in which such artificial sweeteners are combined. Food products containing mixture of artificial sweetener shall bear the label as provided under clause (12) of sub-rule ZZZ of the rule 42.
lIIustration:- In column (3) of the said Table, in carbonated water, Aspertame (Methyl Ester) or Acesulfame Potassium may be added in the proportion of 700 ppm or 300 ppm respectively. If both artificial sweeteners are used in combination and the proportion of aspertame (Methy 1 Ester) is 350 ppm, the proportion of Acesulfame Potassium shall not exceed the proportion of 150 ppm
(3) No person shall sell table top sweetener except under label declaration as provided in subcaluses (1 )and (2) of sub-rule (ZZZ) of rule 42."
Provided that aspertame may be marketed as a table top sweetener in tablet or granular form in moisture proof package and the concentration of aspertame shall not exceed 18 mg per 100 mg of tablet or granule.
48. Use of flesh of naturally dead animals or fowls prohibited:- No person shall sell
or use as an ingredient in the preparation of any i article of food intended for sale, flesh of any
animal or fowl which has died on account of natural causes.
Table to Rule 47 - Rule 47: Limits for use of artificial sweeteners
