Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- food
- pharma
Lactulose
CAS 29319-45-7
Humectant · Softener and conditioner
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Lactulose appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- marketed_drug_ingredient
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 36 active drug products and 36 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 36 active drug products and 36 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Lactulose. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- SoyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Lactulose in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
36
Typical roles
HumectantSoftener and conditioner