β¨ Food Standards for Infants
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 170
Clauses
1 Interpretation
In this Standard -
cereal-based food means a food for infants that is based on cereal.
ESADDI means, for a vitamin or mineral in column 1 of Table 3 to clause 8, the estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake specified for that vitamin or mineral in column 2.
food for infants means a food that is intended and/or represented for use as a source of nourishment for infants, but does not include -
(a) infant formula products; and
(b) formulated meal replacements; and
(c) formulated supplementary foods; and
(d) unprocessed fruit and vegetables.
fruit-based food means a food for infants that is based on fruit.
infant means a person up to the age of 12 months.
infant formula product means an infant formula product as defined in Standard 2.9.1.
RDI means, for a vitamin or mineral in column 1 of Table 2 to clause 8, the recommended dietary intake specified in relation to that vitamin or mineral in column 2 calculated and expressed in the form specified in the Table.
sugars includes honey.
Editorial note:
Sugars is defined in Standard 2.8.1
2 General compositional requirements
(1) Food for infants must not contain a food additive or nutritive substance unless -
(a) expressly permitted by this Code; or
(b) the food additive or nutritive substance is naturally present in an ingredient of the food for infants.
(2) Food for infants may contain -
(a) sugars, provided in the case of a juice or a non-alcoholic beverage, the total sugars content of the food is no more than 4 g/100 g; and
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NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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