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Lactose (11.1.4)

Description:
A natural constituent of milk normally obtained from whey. It may be anhydrous, or contain one molecule of water of crystallization, or be a mixture of both forms.1

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifcally indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

No provisions found for food category 11.1.4.




  1. Codex Standard for Sugars (CODEX STAN 212-1999).

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