Food and Drug Regulations

B.18.019 [S]. Lactose

• (a) shall be the carbohydrate normally obtained from whey and may

  • (i) be anhydrous,

  • (ii) contain one molecule of water of crystalization, or

  • (iii) be a mixture of both subparagraphs (i) and (ii);

• (b) shall not contain less than 99.0 per cent anhydrous lactose on a moisture free basis;

• (c) shall not contain more than 0.3 per cent sulphated ash on a moisture free basis;

• (d) shall have a weight loss of not more than 6.0 per cent on drying; and

• (e) shall have, in a 10 per cent solution, a pH of not less than 4.5 and not more than 7.0.