Special Dietary Foods with Low-Sodium Content (Including Salt Substitutes) CODEX

Description

·       Special Dietary Foods With Low Sodium Content Are Foods Whose Special Dietary Value Results From The Reduction, Restriction, Or Removal Of Sodium.

ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION AND QUALITY FACTORS

·       Special Dietary Foods With Low Sodium Content (Excluding Salt Substitutes As Such)

·       A Special Dietary Food With Low Sodium Content Is A Food Which Has Been Processed Without The Addition Of Sodium Salts, And The Sodium Content Of Which Is Not More Than One Half Of That Of The Comparable Normal Product As Consumed, And The Sodium Content Of Which Is Not More Than 120 Mg/100 G Of The Final Product As Normally Consumed.

·       A Special Dietary Food With Very Low Sodium Content Is A Food Which Has Been Processed Without The Addition Of Sodium Salts, And The Sodium Content Of Which Is Not More Than One Half Of That Of The Comparable Normal Product As Consumed, And The Sodium Content Of Which Is Not More Than 40 Mg/100 G Of The Final Product As Normally Consumed.

·       The Addition Of Salt Substitutes Conforming To Sub-Section 3.2 To A Special Dietary Food With Low Sodium Content Is Permitted And Shall Be Limited By Good Manufacturing Practice.

Salt Substitutes :- The Composition Of Salt Substitutes Shall Be As Follows: 

·       Potassium Sulphate, Potassium, Calcium Or Ammonium Salts Of Adipic, Glutamic, Carbonic, Succinic, Lactic, Tartaric, Citric, Acetic, Hydro- Chloric Or Orthophosphoric Acids,:- Not Limited, Except That P Not To Exceed 4% M/M And NH+4 3% M/M Of The Salt Substitute Mixture

·       Magnesium Salts Of Adipic, Glutamic, Carbonic, Citric, Succinic, Acetic, Tartaric, Lactic, Hydro- Chloric Or Orthophosphoric Acids, Mixed With Other Mg-Free Salt Substitutes As Listed :- Mg++ To Be Not More Than 20% M/M Of The Total Of The Cations K+, Ca++ And NH+4 Present In The Salt Substitute Mixture And P Not To Exceed 4% M/M Of The Salt Substitute Mixture 

·       Choline Salts Of Acetic, Carbonic, Lactic, Tartaric, Citric Or Hydrochloric Acids, Mixed With Other Choline-Free Salt Substitutes As Listed :- The Choline Content Not To Exceed 3% M/M Of The Salt Substitute Mixture

·       Free Adipic, Glutamic, Citric, Lactic Or Malic Acids :- Not Limited 

Salt Substitutes May Contain:

·       Colloidal Silica Or Calcium Silicate: Not More Than 1% M/M Of The Salt Substitute Mixture, Individually Or In Combination.

·       Diluents: Safe And Suitable Nutritive Foods As Normally Consumed (E.G. Sugars, Cereal Flour).

The Addition Of Iodine-Containing Compounds To Salt Substitutes Shall Be In Conformity With The National Legislation Of The Country Where The Product Is Sold.

The Sodium Content Of Salt Substitutes Shall Be Not More Than 120 Mg/100 G Of The Salt Substitute Mixture.

LABELLING

·       Special Dietary Foods With Low Sodium Content (Excluding Salt Substitutes As Such)

·       In Addition To Any Labelling Provisions Applying To The Particular Food Concerned, The Following Specific Provisions For The Labelling Of Special Dietary Foods With Low Sodium Content Shall Apply:

·       The Sodium Content Shall Be Declared On The Label To The Nearest Multiple Of 5 Mg Per 100 G And, In Addition Per A Specified Serving Of The Food As Normally Consumed.

·       The Average Carbohydrate, Protein And Fat Content In 100 G Of The Product As Normally Consumed, As Well As The Calorie (Or Kilojoule) Value Shall Be Declared On The Label.

·       The Addition Of The Salt Substitutes Listed In Paragraph 3.2 Of This Standard Shall Be Declared On The Label.

·       The Date Of Minimum Durability (Preceded By The Words “Best Before”) Shall Be Declared By The Day, Month And Year In Uncoded Numerical Sequence Except That For Products With A Shelf-Life Of More Than Three Months, The Month And The Year Will Suffice. The Month May Be Indicated By Letters In Those Countries Where Such Use Will Not Confuse The Consumer. In The Case Of Products Requiring A Declaration Of Month And Year Only, And The Shelf-Life Of The Product Is Valid To The End Of A Given Year, The Expression “End (Stated Year)” May Be Used As An Alternative.

·       A Complete List Of Ingredients Shall Be Declared On The Label. The Amount Of The Cations (I.E. Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Ammonium And Choline/100 G M/M In The Salt Substitute Mixture Shall Also Be Declared On The Label.

METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING

·       For Checking The Compliance With This Standard, The Methods Of Analysis And Sampling Contained In The Recommended Methods Of Analysis And Sampling (CXS 234-1999) Relevant To The Provisions In This Standard Shall Be Used.