,"Sweden’s National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) has issued three updated product-specific regulations—LIVSFS 2025:3 (Honey), LIVSFS 2025:4 (Fruit Juices and Nectars), and LIVSFS 2025:5 (Milk Powder and Condensed Milk)—introducing new compositional, labeling, and processing rules. All three regulations will take effect on 14 June 2026.
The updates introduce stricter transparency requirements, new product categories, and clarified rules for processing and permitted ingredients across these food groups.
Key Regulatory Changes
1. Honey (LIVSFS 2025:3)
Mandatory origin declaration for blended honey: Labels must list the country of origin for each honey component. Packaging under 30 g is exempt.
“Deep-filtered” honey reclassified: Filtration is no longer listed as an acceptable production method. Honey that undergoes intensive filtration removing significant pollen must now be marketed as “honey for baking”, not as ordinary honey.
2. Fruit Juices and Nectars (LIVSFS 2025:4)
New reduced-sugar juice categories: Three new types are introduced—reduced-sugar fruit juice, reduced-sugar reconstituted fruit juice, and concentrated reduced-sugar fruit juice.
Lower sugar limits for nectar: The permitted level of added sugar or honey is reduced from 10% to 8%.
New processing aid approved: Sunflower seed–derived plant protein may now be used as a clarification aid in juice production.
3. Milk Powder and Condensed Milk (LIVSFS 2025:5)
New lactose-reduction process: Manufacturers may reduce lactose content by converting it into glucose and galactose. Any resulting compositional changes must be clearly disclosed on the product label.
Explicit list of permitted substances: The regulation now formally specifies the allowed enzymes, food additives, vitamins, and minerals for use in milk powder and condensed milk products.
These revisions strengthen consumer transparency, modernize production criteria, and align Swedish standards with advances in processing technologies and EU market practices."
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