Aspartame

(asked on 16th July 2014) - View Source
Questioner
Portrait
Countess of Mar
(Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many kilograms of aspartame were imported into the United Kingdom in each year from 2000 to 2013 inclusive.

Answered by
Lord Livingston of Parkhead Portrait
Lord Livingston of Parkhead
This question was answered on 22nd July 2014

Data showing the volume (kilograms) of UK imports of aspartame during 2000-2013 is given in Table 1 below. The figures are sourced from HMRC’s Overseas Trade Statistics database.

Table 1: UK imports of aspartame (HS code 21069092)
YearNet mass (kgs)
201376,393,895
201285,600,024
201163,298,987
201054,483,436
200951,466,542
200858,734,046
200750,538,317
200659,274,993
200556,112,033
200463,320,625
200361,259,916
200243,939,777
200140,554,490
200029,438,869
Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics database
Note: HS 21069092 = Food preparations, n.e.s., not containing milkfats,
sucrose, isoglucose starch or glucose or containing, by weight, < 1,5% milkfat,
< 5% sucrose or isoglucose, < 5% glucose or < 5% starch" only.
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