A legal definition of the composition of brown sugar, effective across the European Union, will be drawn up under a new sugar directive, if an amendment passed by the European Parliament is approved by EU ministers.
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MEPs agreed that “in order to protect consumers, this type of sugar should be defined” within six months of the directive coming into force. In amendments to a related new honey directive, the parliament also ordered that products sold in shops direct to consumers should never have sub-standard bakers’ or filtered honey added.
Meanwhile regarding a new fruit juice directive, the MEPs voted for limits on pollutants – such as potassium and magnesium – allowed in water used for dilution.
By Keith Nuthall, just-food.com correspondent
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