{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-127/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-127/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/127",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-127",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Statements related to lactose and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)",
  "text": "1. The statement ‘lactose only’ may be used for infant formula and follow-on formula provided that lactose is the only carbohydrate present in the product.\n2. The statement ‘lactose free’ may be used for infant formula and follow-on formula provided that the lactose content in the product is not greater than 2,5 mg/100 kJ (10 mg/100 kcal).\nWhen the statement ‘lactose free’ is used for infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein sources other than soya protein isolates, it shall be accompanied by the statement ‘not suitable for infants with galactosaemia’, which shall be indicated with the same font size and prominence as the statement ‘lactose free’ and in close proximity to it.\n3. The statement ‘contains Docosahexaenoic acid (as required by the legislation for all infant formula)’ or ‘contains DHA (as required by the legislation for all infant formula)’ may only be used for infant formula placed on the market before 22 February 2025.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/127/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:05.532468+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}