New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Infant Formula Standards



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(2) Cereal-based food for infants which contains more than 70% cereal, on a moisture free basis, and is promoted as suitable for infants from 4 months of age may contain added -

(a) iron in the permitted forms as set out in Schedule 1 of Standard 2.9.1; and

(b) vitamin C in the forms permitted in Schedule 1 of Standard 2.9.1 to a maximum level of 90 mg/100 g on a moisture free basis.

4 Additional compositional requirements for non-cereal-based foods

Foods for infants other than cereal-based food for infants -

(a) in the case of juices and gels, must contain no less than 25 mg/100 g of vitamin C; and

(b) in the case of fruit-based foods, may contain vitamin C and/or folate in the permitted forms set out in Schedule 1 of Standard 2.9.1.

5 Labelling

(1) This clause does not apply to packaged water.

(2) The label on a package of food for infants must not include a recommendation, whether express or implied, that the food is suitable for infants less than four months old.

(3) The label on a package of food for infants must include -

(a) a statement indicating the consistency of the food; and

(b) a statement indicating the minimum age, expressed in numbers, of the infants for whom the food is recommended; and

(c) where the food is recommended for infants between the ages of 4-6 months, in association with the statement required by paragraph (b), the words -

“Not recommended for infants under the age of 4 months”; and

(d) where the added sugars content of the food for infants exceeds 4 g/100 g, the word -

“sweetened”; and

(e) where honey has been used as an ingredient, in association with the word “honey, the word -

“sterilised”.

Editorial note:

This Standard does not place limits on the use of sugars except for juices and non-alcoholic beverages.

Claims such as ‘no added sugar’, ‘sweetened’ or words of similar import are subject to the general labelling provisions.



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