sweetened with fruit juice | fruit juice sweetened

juice of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia L. | noni juice

tropical fruit juice

fruit juice colouring | fruit colouring

The proposal now on the table reaffirms the distinction between fruit juice (obtained by simply pressing fruit) and fruit juice from concentrate (reconstituted by reincorporating into concentrated fruit juice the same quantity of water as that removed during the concentration process), simplifies the provisions on the restitution of flavour and aroma, provides for the removal of sugar from the list of authorised ingredients (although the addition of sugar for sweetening purposes is still authorised in the case of nectars) and includes tomatoes in the list of fruits used for fruit juice production.

4a. In order to help consumers differentiate between juice and nectar in terms of their sugar content, the term 'without added sugar' shall be allowed for fruit juices included in Part I, point 1 of Annex I, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods.

(3) Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, it is necessary to amend the specific provisions of Directive 2001/112/EC on the labelling of fruit juices and similar products to reflect the new rules on authorised ingredients, such as those relating to the addition of sugars no longer authorised in fruit juices.

With regard to 'nectar', the rapporteur believes there is no need for a mandatory declaration of sugar content, other that that already required by current legislation on lists of ingredients.