✨ Infant Food Regulations
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(4) A claim, whether expressed or implied, must not be made in relation to a fruit-based food for infants that the food contains more than -
(a) 60 mg/100 g of vitamin C; or
(b) 150 µg/100 g of folate.(5) A claim must not be made, whether express or implied, in relation to a cereal-based food for infants to which a vitamin or mineral has been added, that the food contains in a normal serve that vitamin or mineral in a quantity greater than that specified in relation to that vitamin or mineral in column 2 of Table 1 to this clause.
Table 1 to clause 8
Maximum claims per serve for cereal-based foods for infants
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Vitamins & Minerals | Maximum claim per serve |
| Thiamin (mg) | 15% RDI |
| Niacin* (mg) | 15% RDI |
| Folate (µg) | 10% RDI |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 10% RDI |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 10% RDI |
| Magnesium (mg) | 15% RDI |
Table 2 to clause 8
Recommended Dietary Intake for infants
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Vitamins & Minerals | Specified RDI |
| Vitamin A | 300 µg as retinol equivalents¹ |
| Thiamin | 0.35 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.6 mg |
| Niacin | 3 mg as niacin² |
| Folate | 75µg |
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.45µg |
| Vitamin C | 30 mg in total of L-ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid |
| Vitamin D | 5 µg cholecalciferol³ |
| Vitamin E | 4 mg alpha-tocopherol equivalents⁴ |
| Vitamin K | 10 µg phylloquinone |
| Calcium | 550 mg |
| Iodine | 60 µg |
| Iron | 9 mg, in the case of infants from 6 months |
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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