# The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1988, Regulation 3: Amendment of the principal Regulations


Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:—
(a) in Part I (permitted sweeteners) after the item relating to“Isomalt” there shall be inserted—
In column 1
In column 2
(Name of Sweetener)
(Serial Number)
“Lactitol…|
” ;
(b) in Part II (specific purity criteria for permitted sweeteners) after the item relating to“Isomalt” there shall be inserted—
“
Lactitol
Synonyms…
Lactit, Lactositol, Lactobiosit.
Chemical name…
4-0-(β:-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol.
Empirical formula…
C12H24O11.
Molecular weight…
344.32.
Specific rotation, [α] 20°C D
+ 13° to + 15° (using a 10% weight to volume aqueous solution).
Water…
Lactitol monohydrate not more than 5.5% (Karl Fischer). Lactitol dihydrate not more than 10.5% (Karl Fischer).
Description…
Colourless, aqueous syrup with a sweet taste. When dried, the resulting products, lactitol monohydrate and lactitol dihydrate, are white, odourless and crystalline.
Content…
Not less than 97.5% 4-0-(β-D- galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol on a dry weight basis.
Other polyols…
Not more than 2.5% on a dry weight basis.
Reducing sugars…
Not more than 0.2% on a dry weight basis, expressed as lactose.
Chlorides…
Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Cl.
Sulphate…
Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as SO4.
Arsenic…
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as As.
Nickel…
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Ni.
Lead…
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Pb.
Ash…
Not more than 0.1% after ignition at 800 ± 25°C calculated on a dry weight basis.
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2112/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-regulations-1988/regulation-3
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