Directive 2001/113 - Fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption - Main contents

Fruit jams and sweetened chestnut purée

The composition and labelling of fruit jams and sweetened chestnut purée are subject to specific rules in regard to their fruit and sugar content, residual content of sulphur dioxide and other permitted additives.

ACT

Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption [See amending act(s)].

SUMMARY

The products covered by this Directive are jam, extra jam, jelly, extra jelly, marmalade, jelly marmalade and sweetened chestnut purée.

Products intended for the manufacture of fine bakery wares, pastries or biscuits are not covered by this Directive.

The products concerned are defined on the basis of their composition so as to ensure that the product names are used correctly in trade, and not in a manner which may mislead.

The product name is supplemented by an indication of the fruit or fruits used, in descending order of weight. However, for products manufactured from three or more fruits, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words mixed fruit or a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used.

In addition, the labelling of jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree must include the following:

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  fruit content per 100 grams of product;
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  total sugar content if no nutrition claim is made for sugars on the labelling pursuant to Directive 90/496/EEC;
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  residual content of sulphur dioxide, where it is more than 10 mg/kg.

Annex II to the Directive establishes a list of authorised additives such as honey, sugar, fruit juice and certain spirits.

The Member States may not obstruct the marketing of products that comply with the provisions of this Directive.

Background

This Directive forms part of the programme to simplify certain vertical Directives relating to foodstuffs. It takes account of the Directive on labelling and the advertising of foodstuffs.

REFERENCES

Successive amendments and corrections to Directive 2001/113/EC have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is for information only.

RELATED ACTS

Regulation (EU) No 1021/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 1999/4/EC and 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 2001/111/EC, 2001/113/EC and 2001/114/EC as regards the powers to be conferred on the Commission [Official Journal L 287 of 29.10.2013].

This regulation aligns the existing Commission implementing powers provided for in the five so-called breakfast directives with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in particular with Article 290 which allows the Commission to adopt delegated acts.

Last updated: 30.04.2014

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