saccharin

On June 27, 2023, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration reported the presence of 1.45 g/kg of saccharin, and 12.95 g/kg of cyclamate in a batch of Alcohol Grapefruit Flavored Magnesium Foaming Lozenges named E.ELKOS VIVEDE MAGNUMESIUM FOAMING LOZEN (E.ELKOS VIVEDE MAGN. BRAUSETABL)” exported from Germany. The Taiwan FDA reminds that, according to the “Scope […]

According to the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, a batch of banana crisp products (CE027 GUNUNG POTENG KERIPIK PISANG) exported by GUNUNG POTENG from Indonesia contains excessive levels saccharin and cyclamate. The detected saccharin level was found to be 0.02 g/kg, while the cyclamate level was 0.28 g/kg, both of which are not allowed in

On April 25, 2023, Taiwan Border Control announced the discovery of excessive sweeteners in two products from Mainland China and Thailand, respectively. The ‘MUGE CHICKEN SPICE‘ seasoning product exported from Mainland China was found to have 0.21 g/kg of cyclamate, a sweetener not allowed in that kind of product. Meanwhile, the ‘AROL NUA‘ fermented fish