sugar alcohols, including: Circumstance: Where the total sugar Oral sugar alcohols; or erythritol alcohol content of the formulation name of sugar isomalt exceeds 2 g per maximum alcohol lactitol recommended daily dose. maltitol mannitol Requirement: To declare on the polydextrose label the quantity of sugar alcohols sorbitol present per recommended maximum xylitol daily dose; and a statement 'Products containing (name of sugar alcohol) may have a laxative effect or cause diarrhoea'. sugars monosaccharides Circumstance: Where the presence Oral sugars – and disaccharides (see Note of sugars may have a significant 5), including: glycaemic effect and the total sugar fructose content (including lactose which glucose requires a separate declaration) honey (as a mixture of exceeds 100 mg per recommended sugars) daily dose. invert sugar lactose maltose sucrose sulfites, including: (see Note All sulfites 6) potassium metabisulfite sodium bisulfite sodium metabisulfite sodium sulfite sulfur dioxide tartrazine All tartrazine
sugar alcohols, including: erythritol isomalt lactitol maltitol mannitol polydextrose sorbitol xylitol Circumstance: Where the total sugar alcohol content of the formulation exceeds 2 g per maximum recommended daily dose. Requirement: To declare on the label the quantity of sugar alcohols present per recommended maximum daily dose; and a statement 'Products containing (name of sugar alcohol) may have a laxative effect or cause diarrhoea'. Oral sugar alcohols; or name of sugar alcohol sugars – monosaccharides and disaccharides (see Note 5), including: fructose glucose honey (as a mixture of sugars) invert sugar lactose maltose sucrose Circumstance: Where the presence of sugars may have a significant glycaemic effect and the total sugar content (including lactose which requires a separate declaration) exceeds 100 mg per recommended daily dose. Oral sugars sulfites, including: (see Note 6) potassium metabisulfite sodium bisulfite sodium metabisulfite sodium sulfite sulfur dioxide All sulfites tartrazine All tartrazine
consult-labelling-medicines-140822-tgo79.docx