Application A1100 – Maximum Permitted Level of Acesulphame Potassium in Chewing Gum (Approval Report)

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by The Wrigley Company Pty Ltd to FSANZ to increase the maximum permitted level of acesulphame potassium in chewing gum to align with international regulations and standardise formulations. On 20 August 2015, FSANZ sought submissions on a draft variation and published an associated report. FSANZ received six submissions. FSANZ approved the draft variation on 3 December 2015. The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (Forum) was notified of FSANZ’s decision on 16 December 2015.