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The Sweeteners in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/2084 · Made 25 November 1988

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FOOD

COMPOSITION AND LABELLING

Made 25th November 1988

Laid before Parliament 7th December 1988

Coming into force 28th December 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4, 7 and 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1956 c. 30; section 4(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, Paragraph 3(1); section 7 and section 56 were amended by the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31), Schedule 9 Parts I and II; section 56 was also amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 15, paragraph 8; section 56(8A) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Section 41 and is to be read with section 289GA of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) and S.I. 1984/526

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment of the principal Regulation
  4. 4Amendment of the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981
  5. 5Amendment of the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 28th December 1988.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations the expression “the principal Regulations” means the Sweeteners in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1983f1.

3Amendment of the principal Regulation

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 1In 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
SynonymsLactit, Lactositol, Lactobiosit.
Chemical name4-0-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol
Empirical formulaC12H24O11.
Molecular weight344.32.
Specific rotation [7agr;] 20°C/D+ 13° to + 15° (using a 10% weight to volume aqueous solution).
WaterLactitol monohydrate not more than 5.5%
(Karl Fischer).
Lactitol dihydrate not more than 10.5%
(Karl Fischer).
DescriptionColourless, aqueous syrup with a sweet taste. When dried, the resulting products, lactitol monohydrate and lactitol dihydrate, are white, odourless and crystalline.
ContentNot less than 97.5% 4-0-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol on a dry weight basis.
Other polyolsNot more than 2.5% on a dry weight basis.
Reducing sugarsNot more than 0.2% on a dry weight basis, expressed as lactose.
ChloridesNot more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as C1.
SulphateNot more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as SO4.
ArsenicNot more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as As.
NickelNot more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Ni.
LeadNot more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Pb.
AshNot more than 0.1% after ignition at 800 ± 25°C calculated on a dry weight basis.

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4Amendment of the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981

The Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981f1 shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (2) of regulation 13—

“(2)

Permitted sweeteners may be used in the preparation of reduced sugar products.”.

5Amendment of the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984

The Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984f1 shall be amended by inserting in Schedule 6 Part II (restricted claims), column 2 (conditions) in paragraphs 3 and 4 of claim 5 (Diabetic claims) after “isomalt” where it occurs in both places, “lactitol”.

Signature

Sanderson of Bowden

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th November 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to Scotland only, amend the Sweeteners in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1983 by adding Lactitol to the list of permitted sweeteners (regulation 3(a)). Specific purity criteria are prescribed for Lactitol (regulation 3(b)).

The Regulations amend the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981 by substituting for a specified list of sweeteners, a reference to “permitted sweeteners”, which, as defined, will include Lactitol (regulation 4).

The Regulations also amend the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984 by including Lactitol in the list of sweeteners in respect of which marking or labelling conditions apply where there is a claim that a food containing such a sweetener is suitable, or has been specially made, for diabetics (regulation 5).