Foodstuffs

National Food Agency’s regulations on the enrichment of certain foodstuffs

The regulations contain mandatory requirements for enrichment, as stated below, for foodstuffs intended for use by end consumers or mass caterers.

• Drinking milk, corresponding lactose-free and vegetable products: 0.95–1.10 micrograms of vitamin D per 100 grams.

• Fermented products and corresponding vegetable products: 0.75–1.10 micrograms of vitamin D per 100 grams (also includes flavoured products).

• Margarine, blended spreads and liquid variants: 19.5–21.0 micrograms of vitamin D per 100 grams.

Exceptions for non-ecological products which have been placed on the market or manufactured in another EU country; for products manufactured in Sweden, but which are intended for foreign markets; for products with a higher vitamin content on account of a ‘Novel Food’ approval; for small-scale operations. Also the possibility of obtaining exemption.